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About Balganwan Village

Balganwan is a large village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,244, made up of 1,123 males and 1,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares.

Balganwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balganwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 2,244
Male Population 1,123
Female Population 1,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balganwan compares

By the 2011 count Balganwan is the 14th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Balganwan

Balganwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balganwan as Available within <5 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 Balganwan from other places

Balganwan lies about 31 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 20 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 Balganwan
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 4.0 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 31 km

Villages closest to Balganwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balganwan village had a population of 2,244. That makes it the 14th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Balganwan village has 1,123 males and 1,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balganwan has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Balganwan covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balganwan falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balganwan is Guraru, about 20 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balganwan.

Balganwan is about 31 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balganwan is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 4.0 km away. Sherghāti is about 9.9 km away. Guraru is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ismailpur (under 2 km), Mayapur (under 2 km) and Aila (under 2 km).

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

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