About Balsama Village

Balsama is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,401, made up of 714 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.04 hectares hectares.

Balsama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsama village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	84.04 hectares
Population	1,401
Male Population	714
Female Population	687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balsama compares

By the 2011 count Balsama is the 79th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 84.04 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Balsama

Balsama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balsama 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balsama from other places

Balsama lies about 26 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 2.0 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 Balsama
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Kamalpur Halt	2.0 km
District headquarters	Katihar	26 km

Villages closest to Balsama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsama village had a population of 1,401. That makes it the 79th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Balsama village has 714 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsama has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Balsama covers 84.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balsama falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balsama is Kamalpur Halt, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Balsama is about 26 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balsama is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar is about under 2 km away. Kamalpur Halt is about 2.0 km away. Katihar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.