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About Balthari Village

Balthari is a large village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,590, made up of 1,888 males and 1,702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.9 hectares hectares.

Balthari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balthari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Area (hectares) 522.9 hectares
Population 3,590
Male Population 1,888
Female Population 1,702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balthari compares

By the 2011 count Balthari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 522.9 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Balthari

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

How far is Balthari from other places

Balthari lies about 63 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, about 21 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 Balthari
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Kumahu 21 km
Nearest town Nokha 22 km
District headquarters Rohtas 63 km

Villages closest to Balthari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balthari village had a population of 3,590. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Balthari village has 1,888 males and 1,702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balthari has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Balthari covers 522.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balthari falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balthari is Kumahu, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balthari.

Balthari is about 63 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balthari is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 4.5 km away. Kumahu is about 21 km away. Nokha is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindaulia (1.6 km), Dhantha (1.6 km) and Satasa (1.7 km).

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

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