About Balha Village

Balha is one of the larger villages in Bisfi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,500, made up of 2,873 males and 2,627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares.

Balha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Bisfi
Area (hectares)	265 hectares
Population	5,500
Male Population	2,873
Female Population	2,627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balha compares

By the 2011 count Balha is the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,167 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Balha

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

How far is Balha from other places

Balha lies about 16 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 15 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 Balha
Nearest railway station	Khajauli	15 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bisfi	23 km

Villages closest to Balha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balha village had a population of 5,500. That makes it the 19th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,167 residents.

Balha village has 2,873 males and 2,627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balha has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Balha covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balha falls under Bisfi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balha is Khajauli, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balha.

Balha is about 16 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balha is in Bisfi tehsil of Madhubani district. Khajauli is about 15 km away. Madhubani is about 16 km away. Bisfi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.