About Balaset Village

Balaset is a mid sized village in Banke Bazar tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 596 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Balaset Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaset village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Banke Bazar
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	1,171
Male Population	596
Female Population	575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaset compares

By the 2011 count Balaset is the 47th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Balaset

Balaset is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balaset as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balaset from other places

Balaset lies about 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 6.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balaset
Nearest railway station	Guraru	6.3 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banke Bazar	24 km
District headquarters	Gaya	24 km

Villages closest to Balaset

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banke Bazar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Balaset

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaset village had a population of 1,171. That makes it the 47th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Balaset village has 596 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaset has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Balaset covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balaset falls under Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balaset is Guraru, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balaset.

Balaset is about 24 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaset is in Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about 6.3 km away. Tekāri is about 11 km away. Banke Bazar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.