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About Balda Village

Balda is a large village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,069, made up of 1,085 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode 811301
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 2,069
Male Population 1,085
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 Balda compares

By the 2011 count Balda is the 28th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Balda

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

Balda lies about 29 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, 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 Balda
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sirari 20 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 23 km
District headquarters Jamui 29 km

Villages closest to Balda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Balda

As per the Census of India 2011, Balda village had a population of 2,069. That makes it the 28th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Balda village has 1,085 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balda has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Balda is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balda covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balda falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balda is Sirari, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balda.

Balda is about 29 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balda is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about under 2 km away. Sirari is about 20 km away. Sheikhpura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darkha (under 2 km), Aliganj (2.0 km) and Dhanawan (2.3 km).

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

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