About Balsot Village

Balsot is a mid sized village in Banke Bazar tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 758 males and 720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299 hectares hectares.

Balsot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsot village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Banke Bazar
Area (hectares)	299 hectares
Population	1,478
Male Population	758
Female Population	720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balsot compares

By the 2011 count Balsot is the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 299 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Balsot

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

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 Balsot

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsot village had a population of 1,478. That makes it the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Balsot village has 758 males and 720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsot has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Balsot covers 299 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Balsot notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Balsot.

Balsot is in Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.