About Balwa Village

Balwa is a large village in Madhwapur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,521, made up of 2,339 males and 2,182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Madhwapur
Pincode	847308
Area (hectares)	306 hectares
Population	4,521
Male Population	2,339
Female Population	2,182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balwa compares

By the 2011 count Balwa is the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,285 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Balwa

Balwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Balwa from other places

Balwa lies about 31 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 17 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 Balwa
Tehsil headquarters	Madhwapur	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Janakpur Road	17 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	30 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	31 km

Villages closest to Balwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwa village had a population of 4,521. That makes it the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,285 residents.

Balwa village has 2,339 males and 2,182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwa has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Balwa is 847308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balwa covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balwa falls under Madhwapur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balwa is Janakpur Road, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balwa.

Balwa is about 31 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwa is in Madhwapur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhwapur is about 6.0 km away. Janakpur Road is about 17 km away. Jainagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.