About Balha Village

Balha is a mid sized village in Gaighat tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 662 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Gaighat
Pincode	847107
Area (hectares)	34.1 hectares
Population	1,263
Male Population	662
Female Population	601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balha compares

By the 2011 count Balha is the 61st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents. Its 34.1 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Balha from other places

Balha lies about 89 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about under 2 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	Chainwa	under 2 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaighat	20 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	89 km

Villages closest to Balha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaighat 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 1,263. That makes it the 61st largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,206 residents.

Balha village has 662 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balha has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Balha is 847107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balha covers 34.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balha falls under Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balha is Chainwa, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Balha.

Balha is about 89 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balha is in Gaighat tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Chainwa is about under 2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 10 km away. Gaighat is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.