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About Baliabhag Village

Baliabhag is a small village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 196 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliabhag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliabhag village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 854317
Area (hectares) 15.01 hectares
Population 376
Male Population 196
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baliabhag compares

By the 2011 count Baliabhag is the 92nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 15.01 hectares work out to about 25 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 946.

Getting to Baliabhag

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

How far is Baliabhag from other places

Baliabhag 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 Baliabhag
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 Baliabhag

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.

Common questions about Baliabhag

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliabhag village had a population of 376. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Baliabhag village has 196 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliabhag has about 918 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 Baliabhag is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliabhag covers 15.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baliabhag falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baliabhag is Mukuria Junction, about 4.7 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 - 10 km distance for Baliabhag.

Baliabhag 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.

Baliabhag 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.

The closest recorded villages are Balia Bhag (under 2 km), Balia Bhag Milik (under 2 km) and Nista Kasht (under 2 km).

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

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