About Balthara Village

Balthara is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,226, made up of 1,627 males and 1,599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balthara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balthara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Basantpur
Pincode	841406
Area (hectares)	151.01 hectares
Population	3,226
Male Population	1,627
Female Population	1,599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balthara compares

By the 2011 count Balthara is the 8th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 151.01 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Balthara

Balthara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balthara as Available within village. 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 Balthara from other places

Balthara lies about 36 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 5.2 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 Balthara
Nearest railway station	Saghar Sultanpur Halt	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basantpur	6.1 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	24 km
District headquarters	Siwan	36 km

Villages closest to Balthara

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

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Common questions about Balthara

As per the Census of India 2011, Balthara village had a population of 3,226. That makes it the 8th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Balthara village has 1,627 males and 1,599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balthara has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Balthara is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balthara covers 151.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balthara falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balthara is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balthara.

Balthara is about 36 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balthara is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Saghar Sultanpur Halt is about 5.2 km away. Basantpur is about 6.1 km away. Mahārājgani is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.