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About Balgarha Village

Balgarha is a mid sized village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 578 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balgarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balgarha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Pincode 841414
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 578
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balgarha compares

By the 2011 count Balgarha is the 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Balgarha

The census records public bus service for Balgarha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balgarha from other places

Balgarha lies about 29 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about under 2 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 Balgarha
Nearest railway station Tenua Dumaria Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 6.2 km
Nearest town Chāpra 6.2 km
District headquarters Saran 29 km

Villages closest to Balgarha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chapra 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 Balgarha

As per the Census of India 2011, Balgarha village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 66th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Balgarha village has 578 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgarha has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Balgarha is 841414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balgarha covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balgarha falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balgarha is Tenua Dumaria Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Balgarha is about 29 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balgarha is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Tenua Dumaria Halt is about under 2 km away. Chapra is about 6.2 km away. Chāpra is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amar Chhapra (under 2 km), Dhanpat Chhapra (under 2 km) and Tenua (under 2 km).

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

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