About Balthar Village

Balthar is a mid sized village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 742 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balthar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Pincode	824201
Area (hectares)	288 hectares
Population	1,429
Male Population	742
Female Population	687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
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 Balthar compares

By the 2011 count Balthar is the 30th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Balthar

Balthar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balthar 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 Balthar from other places

Balthar lies about 35 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paharpur, about 24 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 Balthar
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	2.4 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Paharpur	24 km
District headquarters	Gaya	35 km

Villages closest to Balthar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barachatti 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 Balthar

As per the Census of India 2011, Balthar village had a population of 1,429. That makes it the 30th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Balthar village has 742 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balthar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Balthar is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balthar covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balthar falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balthar is Paharpur, about 24 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 Balthar.

Balthar is about 35 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balthar is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 2.4 km away. Bagaha is about 6.4 km away. Paharpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.