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About Balthi Village

Balthi is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,554, made up of 1,882 males and 1,672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares.

Balthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balthi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 3,554
Male Population 1,882
Female Population 1,672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balthi compares

By the 2011 count Balthi is the 28th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Balthi

Balthi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balthi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balthi from other places

Balthi lies about 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 3.5 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 Balthi
Nearest railway station Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 4.5 km
Nearest town Bangaon 14 km
District headquarters Saharsa 14 km

Villages closest to Balthi

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.

Common questions about Balthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balthi village had a population of 3,554. That makes it the 28th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Balthi village has 1,882 males and 1,672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balthi has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Balthi covers 298 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Balthi is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balthi.

Balthi is about 14 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balthi is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 3.5 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 4.5 km away. Bangaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sardiha (under 2 km), Bindpur (under 2 km) and Balhampur (1.8 km).

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

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