About Balwaha Village

Balwaha is a mid sized village in Harlakhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 274 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.9 hectares hectares.

Balwaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Harlakhi
Area (hectares)	39.9 hectares
Population	510
Male Population	274
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
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 Balwaha compares

By the 2011 count Balwaha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents. Its 39.9 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Balwaha

Balwaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balwaha 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 Balwaha from other places

Balwaha lies about 28 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 13 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 Balwaha
Tehsil headquarters	Harlakhi	4.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar (Nepal Railways)	13 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	13 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	28 km

Villages closest to Balwaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwaha village had a population of 510. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents.

Balwaha village has 274 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwaha has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Balwaha covers 39.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balwaha falls under Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balwaha is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 13 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 Balwaha.

Balwaha is about 28 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwaha is in Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Harlakhi is about 4.4 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 13 km away. Jainagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.