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About Balwa Village

Balwa is a mid sized village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 556 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Balwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 556
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balwa compares

By the 2011 count Balwa is the 31st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Balwa

Balwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balwa as Available within <5 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 Balwa from other places

Balwa lies about 17 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rukhai Halt, about 4.6 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 Balwa
Tehsil headquarters Nagar Nausa 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Rukhai Halt 4.6 km
Nearest town Hilsa 12 km
District headquarters Nalanda 17 km

Villages closest to Balwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwa village had a population of 1,056. That makes it the 31st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Balwa village has 556 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwa has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Balwa covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balwa falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balwa is Rukhai Halt, about 4.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balwa.

Balwa is about 17 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwa is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Nagar Nausa is about 4.2 km away. Rukhai Halt is about 4.6 km away. Hilsa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansinghpur (under 2 km), Bhadru (1.6 km) and Kaila (2.0 km).

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

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