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About Balra Ismail Village

Balra Ismail is a mid sized village in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,442, made up of 770 males and 672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.1 hectares hectares.

Balra Ismail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balra Ismail village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Area (hectares) 76.1 hectares
Population 1,442
Male Population 770
Female Population 672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balra Ismail compares

By the 2011 count Balra Ismail is the 99th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 76.1 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Balra Ismail

The census records public bus service for Balra Ismail as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balra Ismail from other places

Balra Ismail lies about 18 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kurhani, about 6.9 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 Balra Ismail
Nearest railway station Kurhani 6.9 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 18 km

Villages closest to Balra Ismail

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

Common questions about Balra Ismail

As per the Census of India 2011, Balra Ismail village had a population of 1,442. That makes it the 99th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Balra Ismail village has 770 males and 672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balra Ismail has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Balra Ismail covers 76.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balra Ismail falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balra Ismail is Kurhani, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balra Ismail.

Balra Ismail is about 18 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balra Ismail is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kurhani is about 6.9 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balra Kishun (under 2 km), Harpur Balra (under 2 km) and Subudho Nathan (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balra Ismail today is likely to be higher.

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