About Balhi Village

Balhi is a mid sized village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 663 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode	852106
Area (hectares)	110 hectares
Population	1,244
Male Population	663
Female Population	581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	876
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balhi compares

By the 2011 count Balhi is the 50th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Balhi

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

Balhi lies about 9.5 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Parminiya, about 7.3 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 Balhi
Nearest town	Bangaon	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Parminiya	7.3 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri Bakhtiarpur	13 km

Villages closest to Balhi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Balhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balhi village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 50th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Balhi village has 663 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balhi has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Balhi is 852106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balhi covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balhi falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balhi is Parminiya, about 7.3 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 10+ km distance for Balhi.

Balhi is about 9.5 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balhi is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 5.3 km away. Parminiya is about 7.3 km away. Saharsa is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.