About Balaha Village

Balaha is a mid sized village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,849, made up of 917 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Balaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Bhagwanpur Hat
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	1,849
Male Population	917
Female Population	932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaha compares

By the 2011 count Balaha is the 44th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Balaha

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

Balaha lies about 29 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sarhari Halt, about 3.4 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 Balaha
Nearest railway station	Sarhari Halt	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhagwanpur Hat	6.0 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	12 km
District headquarters	Siwan	29 km

Villages closest to Balaha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Balaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaha village had a population of 1,849. That makes it the 44th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Balaha village has 917 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaha has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Balaha covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balaha falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balaha is Sarhari Halt, about 3.4 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 Balaha.

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

Balaha is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Sarhari Halt is about 3.4 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 6.0 km away. Mahārājgani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.