About Baluganj Village

Baluganj is a small village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 170 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baluganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baluganj village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Pranpur
Pincode	854116
Area (hectares)	28 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	170
Female Population	173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baluganj compares

By the 2011 count Baluganj is the 65th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Baluganj

Baluganj is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baluganj as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Baluganj from other places

Baluganj lies about 168 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 7.1 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 Baluganj
Nearest railway station	Narhan	7.1 km
Nearest town	Dalsingh Sarai	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pranpur	34 km
District headquarters	Katihar	168 km

Villages closest to Baluganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baluganj village had a population of 343. That makes it the 65th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Baluganj village has 170 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baluganj has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Baluganj is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baluganj covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baluganj falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baluganj is Narhan, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baluganj.

Baluganj is about 168 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baluganj is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Narhan is about 7.1 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 9.4 km away. Pranpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.