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About Balua Kachhari Village

Balua Kachhari is one of the larger villages in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,819, made up of 7,193 males and 6,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2162 hectares hectares.

Balua Kachhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua Kachhari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 2162 hectares
Population 13,819
Male Population 7,193
Female Population 6,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balua Kachhari compares

By the 2011 count Balua Kachhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 2162 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Balua Kachhari

Balua Kachhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balua Kachhari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Balua Kachhari from other places

Balua Kachhari lies about 27 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sarsi, about 10 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 Balua Kachhari
Nearest railway station Sarsi 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 27 km

Villages closest to Balua Kachhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banmankhi 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 Balua Kachhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua Kachhari village had a population of 13,819. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Balua Kachhari village has 7,193 males and 6,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua Kachhari has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Balua Kachhari covers 2162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua Kachhari falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua Kachhari is Sarsi, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balua Kachhari.

Balua Kachhari is about 27 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua Kachhari is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Sarsi is about 10 km away. Banmankhi is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahora (3.3 km), Masuria (4.7 km) and Burhia Dhanghatta (6.1 km).

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

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