About Balgaon Village

Balgaon is a mid sized village in Bandra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 308 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balgaon village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Bandra
Pincode	843115
Area (hectares)	70.3 hectares
Population	646
Male Population	308
Female Population	338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,097
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balgaon compares

By the 2011 count Balgaon is the 36th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,954 residents. Its 70.3 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Balgaon

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

Balgaon lies about 32 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dubaha, about 7.6 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 Balgaon
Nearest railway station	Dubaha	7.6 km
Nearest town	Samāstipur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bandra	20 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	32 km

Villages closest to Balgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balgaon village had a population of 646. That makes it the 36th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,954 residents.

Balgaon village has 308 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgaon has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Balgaon is 843115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balgaon covers 70.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balgaon falls under Bandra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balgaon is Dubaha, about 7.6 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 village for Balgaon.

Balgaon is about 32 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balgaon is in Bandra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Dubaha is about 7.6 km away. Samāstipur is about 20 km away. Bandra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.