About Balchanwan Village

Balchanwan is a mid sized village in Bikramganj tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 285 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balchanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balchanwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Bikramganj
Pincode	802212
Area (hectares)	50 hectares
Population	547
Male Population	285
Female Population	262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balchanwan compares

By the 2011 count Balchanwan is the 60th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Balchanwan

Balchanwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balchanwan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Balchanwan from other places

Balchanwan lies about 72 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, 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 Balchanwan
Nearest railway station	Shaheed Baba Parav Halt	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bikramganj	1.7 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	72 km

Villages closest to Balchanwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balchanwan village had a population of 547. That makes it the 60th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Balchanwan village has 285 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balchanwan has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Balchanwan is 802212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balchanwan covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balchanwan falls under Bikramganj tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balchanwan is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balchanwan.

Balchanwan is about 72 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balchanwan is in Bikramganj tehsil of Rohtas district. Shaheed Baba Parav Halt is about under 2 km away. Bikramganj is about 1.7 km away. Rohtas is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.