About Baluwa Village

Baluwa is one of the larger villages in Paharpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,841, made up of 4,036 males and 3,805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1007.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baluwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baluwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Paharpur
Pincode	845422
Area (hectares)	1007.3 hectares
Population	7,841
Male Population	4,036
Female Population	3,805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baluwa compares

By the 2011 count Baluwa is the 5th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents. Its 1007.3 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Baluwa

Baluwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baluwa 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 Baluwa from other places

Baluwa lies about 152 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Piro, 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 Baluwa
Nearest railway station	Piro	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Paharpur	21 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	152 km

Villages closest to Baluwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baluwa village had a population of 7,841. That makes it the 5th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents.

Baluwa village has 4,036 males and 3,805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baluwa has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Baluwa is 845422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baluwa covers 1007.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baluwa falls under Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baluwa is Piro, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baluwa.

Baluwa is about 152 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baluwa is in Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Piro is about under 2 km away. Paharpur is about 21 km away. Purba Champaran is about 152 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.