About Balha Village

Balha is a large village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,187, made up of 2,138 males and 2,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.4 hectares hectares.

Balha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Barauli
Area (hectares)	201.4 hectares
Population	4,187
Male Population	2,138
Female Population	2,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Balha compares

By the 2011 count Balha is the 15th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 201.4 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Balha

Balha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balha from other places

Balha lies about 21 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 1.7 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 Balha
Nearest railway station	Sher	1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barauli	4.4 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	21 km

Villages closest to Balha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balha village had a population of 4,187. That makes it the 15th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Balha village has 2,138 males and 2,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balha has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Balha covers 201.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balha falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balha is Sher, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Balha is about 21 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balha is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sher is about 1.7 km away. Barauli is about 4.4 km away. Gopalganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.