About Bala Tola Village

Bala Tola is a mid sized village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 276 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bala Tola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala Tola village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Mehsi
Pincode	845406
Area (hectares)	53.8 hectares
Population	523
Male Population	276
Female Population	247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bala Tola compares

By the 2011 count Bala Tola is the 72nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 53.8 hectares work out to about 9.7 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 903.

Getting to Bala Tola

Bala Tola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bala Tola 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bala Tola from other places

Bala Tola lies about 34 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahasralingam, about 4.2 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 Bala Tola
Nearest railway station	Sahasralingam	4.2 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mehsi	12 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	34 km

Villages closest to Bala Tola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehsi 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 Bala Tola

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala Tola village had a population of 523. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Bala Tola village has 276 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala Tola has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Bala Tola is 845406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bala Tola covers 53.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bala Tola falls under Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bala Tola is Sahasralingam, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bala Tola.

Bala Tola is about 34 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala Tola is in Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sahasralingam is about 4.2 km away. Sāhibganj is about 8.6 km away. Mehsi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.