About Balihar Village

Balihar is a large village in Suryapura tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,369, made up of 2,289 males and 2,080 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balihar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Suryapura
Pincode	802221
Area (hectares)	178 hectares
Population	4,369
Male Population	2,289
Female Population	2,080
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balihar compares

By the 2011 count Balihar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,438 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Balihar

Balihar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balihar as Available within village. 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 Balihar from other places

Balihar lies about 24 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kosiara, about 29 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 Balihar
Tehsil headquarters	Suryapura	24 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kosiara	29 km
Nearest town	Husainābād	35 km

Villages closest to Balihar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balihar village had a population of 4,369. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,438 residents.

Balihar village has 2,289 males and 2,080 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balihar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Balihar is 802221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balihar covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balihar falls under Suryapura tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balihar is Kosiara, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balihar.

Balihar is about 24 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balihar is in Suryapura tehsil of Rohtas district. Suryapura is about 24 km away. Rohtas is about 24 km away. Kosiara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.