About Shakarbalia Village

Shakarbalia is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,605, made up of 2,297 males and 2,308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301 hectares hectares.

Shakarbalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakarbalia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Baisi
Area (hectares)	301 hectares
Population	4,605
Male Population	2,297
Female Population	2,308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shakarbalia compares

By the 2011 count Shakarbalia is the 10th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 301 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Shakarbalia

Shakarbalia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shakarbalia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shakarbalia from other places

Shakarbalia lies about 49 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 2.7 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 Shakarbalia
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	2.7 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baisi	24 km
District headquarters	Purnia	49 km

Villages closest to Shakarbalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakarbalia village had a population of 4,605. That makes it the 10th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Shakarbalia village has 2,297 males and 2,308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakarbalia has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Shakarbalia covers 301 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shakarbalia falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shakarbalia is Hatwar, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shakarbalia.

Shakarbalia is about 49 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakarbalia is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 2.7 km away. Kishanganj is about 11 km away. Baisi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.