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About Balaha Village

Balaha is a mid sized village in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 632 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Balaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Amnour
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 632
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaha compares

By the 2011 count Balaha is the 65th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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 <5 km distance. 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 Balaha from other places

Balaha lies about 32 km from Saran. 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 Amnour under 2 km
Nearest town Marhaura 5.7 km
District headquarters Saran 32 km

Villages closest to Balaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amnour 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 1,224. That makes it the 65th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Balaha village has 632 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaha has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Balaha covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaha falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Balaha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Balaha is about 32 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaha is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Amnour is about under 2 km away. Marhaura is about 5.7 km away. Saran is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bande (under 2 km), Khas Patti (1.8 km) and Amnaur Harnaraen (1.8 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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