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About Balaha Village

Balaha is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,003, made up of 520 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Balaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 1,003
Male Population 520
Female Population 483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaha compares

By the 2011 count Balaha is the 44th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Balaha

Balaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balaha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Balaha from other places

Balaha lies about 22 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 10 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 Balaha
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 10 km
Nearest town Rusera 11 km
District headquarters Samastipur 22 km

Villages closest to Balaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Balaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaha village had a population of 1,003. That makes it the 44th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Balaha village has 520 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaha has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Balaha covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaha falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balaha is Angar Ghat, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Balaha.

Balaha is about 22 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaha is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 5.7 km away. Angar Ghat is about 10 km away. Rusera is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraitha (under 2 km), Dewanpur (under 2 km) and Karian (2.2 km).

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

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