About Balwa Village

Balwa is a mid sized village in Nautan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 723 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841243, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Nautan
Pincode	841243
Area (hectares)	81 hectares
Population	1,436
Male Population	723
Female Population	713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balwa compares

By the 2011 count Balwa is the 20th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Balwa

Balwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balwa from other places

Balwa lies about 27 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about under 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 Balwa
Nearest railway station	Chainwa	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nautan	10 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	10 km
District headquarters	Siwan	27 km

Villages closest to Balwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwa village had a population of 1,436. That makes it the 20th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents.

Balwa village has 723 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwa has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Balwa is 841243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balwa covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balwa falls under Nautan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balwa is Chainwa, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balwa.

Balwa is about 27 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwa is in Nautan tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about under 2 km away. Nautan is about 10 km away. Mahārājgani is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.