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About Balthi Village

Balthi is a mid sized village in Kursela tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,878, made up of 929 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.6 hectares hectares.

Balthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balthi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kursela
Area (hectares) 169.6 hectares
Population 1,878
Male Population 929
Female Population 949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balthi compares

By the 2011 count Balthi is the 6th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,127 residents. Its 169.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Balthi

Balthi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balthi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balthi from other places

Balthi lies about 33 km from Katihar. 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 Balthi
Tehsil headquarters Kursela 2.0 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 18 km
District headquarters Katihar 33 km

Villages closest to Balthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balthi village had a population of 1,878. That makes it the 6th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,127 residents.

Balthi village has 929 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balthi has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Balthi covers 169.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balthi falls under Kursela tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Balthi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balthi.

Balthi 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.

Balthi is in Kursela tehsil of Katihar district. Kursela is about 2.0 km away. Naugachhia is about 18 km away. Katihar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Debipur Kathi (1.9 km), Muradpur (2.3 km) and Basuhar (2.7 km).

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

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