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About Bal Village

Bal is a large village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,278, made up of 1,150 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares.

Bal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bal village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 2,278
Male Population 1,150
Female Population 1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Bal compares

By the 2011 count Bal is the 27th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Bal

The census records public bus service for Bal 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 Bal from other places

Bal lies about 12 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, 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 Bal
Nearest railway station Chainwa under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 6.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 10 km
District headquarters Saran 12 km

Villages closest to Bal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bal village had a population of 2,278. That makes it the 27th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Bal village has 1,150 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bal has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Bal covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bal falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bal is Chainwa, 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 Bal.

Bal is about 12 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bal is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Chainwa is about under 2 km away. Ekma is about 6.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawada (under 2 km), Athdila (under 2 km) and Chanrwa (under 2 km).

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

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