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About Balsora Village

Balsora is a small village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 68 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares.

Balsora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 68
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balsora compares

By the 2011 count Balsora is the 101st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Balsora

Balsora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balsora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Balsora from other places

Balsora lies about 80 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 11 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 Balsora
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 11 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 30 km
District headquarters Gaya 80 km

Villages closest to Balsora

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

Common questions about Balsora

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsora village had a population of 135. That makes it the 101st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Balsora village has 68 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsora has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Balsora covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balsora falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balsora is Barkisalaiya, about 11 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 km distance for Balsora.

Balsora is about 80 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balsora is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Barkisalaiya is about 11 km away. Nabīnagar is about 12 km away. Dumaria is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singh Pur (13 km), Amma Bar (14 km) and Anarbansalea (21 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balsora today is likely to be higher.

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