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About Balkishunpur Marwa Village

Balkishunpur Marwa is a large village in Vidyapati Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,280, made up of 2,251 males and 2,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balkishunpur Marwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkishunpur Marwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Vidyapati Nagar
Pincode 848503
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 4,280
Male Population 2,251
Female Population 2,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Balkishunpur Marwa compares

By the 2011 count Balkishunpur Marwa is the 12th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,369 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Balkishunpur Marwa

Balkishunpur Marwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balkishunpur Marwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balkishunpur Marwa from other places

Balkishunpur Marwa lies about 30 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Vidyapatidham, about 1.5 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 Balkishunpur Marwa
Nearest railway station Vidyapatidham 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Vidyapati Nagar 5.0 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 8.9 km
District headquarters Samastipur 30 km

Villages closest to Balkishunpur Marwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vidyapati 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 Balkishunpur Marwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkishunpur Marwa village had a population of 4,280. That makes it the 12th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,369 residents.

Balkishunpur Marwa village has 2,251 males and 2,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkishunpur Marwa has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Balkishunpur Marwa is 848503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balkishunpur Marwa covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balkishunpur Marwa falls under Vidyapati Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balkishunpur Marwa is Vidyapatidham, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balkishunpur Marwa.

Balkishunpur Marwa is about 30 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkishunpur Marwa is in Vidyapati Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Vidyapatidham is about 1.5 km away. Vidyapati Nagar is about 5.0 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subhanipur (under 2 km), Sahit (1.7 km) and Mau Dhaneshpurd (2.3 km).

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

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