About Balia Bhag Village

Balia Bhag is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 303 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Bhag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia Bhag village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Pincode	854317
Area (hectares)	194 hectares
Population	578
Male Population	303
Female Population	275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balia Bhag compares

By the 2011 count Balia Bhag is the 78th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Balia Bhag

Balia Bhag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balia Bhag as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balia Bhag from other places

Balia Bhag lies about 33 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Mukuria Junction, about 4.7 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 Balia Bhag
Nearest railway station	Mukuria Junction	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	12 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	27 km
District headquarters	Katihar	33 km

Villages closest to Balia Bhag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 Balia Bhag

As per the Census of India 2011, Balia Bhag village had a population of 578. That makes it the 78th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Balia Bhag village has 303 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia Bhag has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Balia Bhag is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia Bhag covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balia Bhag falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balia Bhag is Mukuria Junction, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balia Bhag.

Balia Bhag is about 33 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balia Bhag is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Mukuria Junction is about 4.7 km away. Balrampur is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.