About Balahu Village

Balahu is one of the larger villages in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,015, made up of 3,595 males and 3,420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares.

Balahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balahu village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Darauli
Area (hectares)	496 hectares
Population	7,015
Male Population	3,595
Female Population	3,420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balahu compares

By the 2011 count Balahu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Balahu

Balahu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balahu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Balahu from other places

Balahu lies about 24 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 17 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 Balahu
Tehsil headquarters	Darauli	4.0 km
Nearest town	Maniar	11 km
Nearest railway station	Karchhue	17 km
District headquarters	Siwan	24 km

Villages closest to Balahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balahu village had a population of 7,015. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Balahu village has 3,595 males and 3,420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balahu has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Balahu covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balahu falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balahu is Karchhue, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balahu.

Balahu is about 24 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balahu is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 4.0 km away. Maniar is about 11 km away. Karchhue is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.