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About Minapur Balha Village

Minapur Balha is one of the larger villages in Piprarhi tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,638, made up of 5,606 males and 5,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Minapur Balha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Minapur Balha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheohar
Tehsil Piprarhi
Pincode 843324
Area (hectares) 610 hectares
Population 10,638
Male Population 5,606
Female Population 5,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Minapur Balha compares

By the 2011 count Minapur Balha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,128 residents. Its 610 hectares work out to about 17 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 901.

Getting to Minapur Balha

Minapur Balha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Minapur Balha as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Minapur Balha from other places

Minapur Balha lies about 26 km from Sheohar, and the nearest railway station is Kanti, about 9.9 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 Minapur Balha
Nearest town Kantai 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Kanti 9.9 km
District headquarters Sheohar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Piprarhi 32 km

Villages closest to Minapur Balha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Piprarhi 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 Minapur Balha

As per the Census of India 2011, Minapur Balha village had a population of 10,638. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,128 residents.

Minapur Balha village has 5,606 males and 5,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Minapur Balha has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Minapur Balha is 843324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Minapur Balha covers 610 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Minapur Balha falls under Piprarhi tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Minapur Balha is Kanti, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Minapur Balha.

Minapur Balha is about 26 km from Sheohar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Minapur Balha is in Piprarhi tehsil of Sheohar district. Kantai is about 8.0 km away. Kanti is about 9.9 km away. Sheohar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsauni (27 km), Piprarhi (32 km) and Mohanpur (41 km).

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

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