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About Balwa Village

Balwa is a mid sized village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,932, made up of 930 males and 1,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares.

Balwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 1,932
Male Population 930
Female Population 1,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
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 Balwa compares

By the 2011 count Balwa is the 23rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Balwa

Balwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balwa 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 Balwa from other places

Balwa lies about 30 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 8.0 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 Balwa
Nearest railway station Karchhue 8.0 km
Nearest town Mairwa 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 30 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 30 km

Villages closest to Balwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwa village had a population of 1,932. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Balwa village has 930 males and 1,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwa has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1079.

Balwa covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 52 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balwa falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balwa is Karchhue, about 8.0 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 Balwa.

Balwa is about 30 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwa is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Karchhue is about 8.0 km away. Mairwa is about 8.9 km away. Bhorey 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 Basdewa (5.5 km), Jigna Dube (9.1 km) and Jagtauli (9.2 km).

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

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