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About Baligawan Village

Baligawan is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 562 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares.

Baligawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baligawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 562
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baligawan compares

By the 2011 count Baligawan is the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Baligawan

Baligawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baligawan as Available within <5 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 Baligawan from other places

Baligawan lies about 53 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, about 6.5 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 Baligawan
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Khairadih Halt 6.5 km
District headquarters Rohtas 53 km

Villages closest to Baligawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baligawan village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Baligawan village has 562 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baligawan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Baligawan covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baligawan falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baligawan is Khairadih Halt, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baligawan.

Baligawan is about 53 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baligawan is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Nokha is about 6.2 km away. Khairadih Halt is about 6.5 km away. Rohtas is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur (under 2 km), Bhikharidih (under 2 km) and Jabra (under 2 km).

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

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