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About Balka Dobha Village

Balka Dobha is a small village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 222 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.24 hectares hectares.

Balka Dobha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balka Dobha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Thakurganj
Area (hectares) 84.24 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 222
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balka Dobha compares

By the 2011 count Balka Dobha is the 77th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 84.24 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Balka Dobha

Balka Dobha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balka Dobha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Balka Dobha from other places

Balka Dobha lies about 23 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 5.5 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 Balka Dobha
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 5.5 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurganj 19 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 23 km

Villages closest to Balka Dobha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurganj 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 Balka Dobha

As per the Census of India 2011, Balka Dobha village had a population of 423. That makes it the 77th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Balka Dobha village has 222 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balka Dobha has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Balka Dobha covers 84.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balka Dobha falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balka Dobha is Pawakhali, about 5.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balka Dobha.

Balka Dobha is about 23 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balka Dobha is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 5.5 km away. Bahādurganj is about 18 km away. Thakurganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansbari (under 2 km), Rasia (under 2 km) and Chapati (under 2 km).

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

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