About Balsa Village

Balsa is a large village in Charaut tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,056, made up of 1,097 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Charaut
Pincode	843319
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	2,056
Male Population	1,097
Female Population	959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balsa compares

By the 2011 count Balsa is the 10th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,665 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Balsa

Balsa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balsa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arazi Nankar, Az Rakbe Balsa, Az Rakbe Damodarpatti and Barri Bihta. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Balsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsa village had a population of 2,056. That makes it the 10th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,665 residents.

Balsa village has 1,097 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsa has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Balsa is 843319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balsa covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balsa falls under Charaut tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balsa.

Balsa is in Charaut tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.