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About Balbahara Village

Balbahara is a small village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 200 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balbahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balbahara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Poundi Uproda
Pincode 493559
Area (hectares) 345.09 hectares
Population 394
Male Population 200
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balbahara compares

By the 2011 count Balbahara is the 164th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 345.09 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Balbahara

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

Balbahara lies about 24 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 21 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 Balbahara
Nearest town Katghora 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 24 km
District headquarters Korba 24 km

Villages closest to Balbahara

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

Common questions about Balbahara

As per the Census of India 2011, Balbahara village had a population of 394. That makes it the 164th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Balbahara village has 200 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balbahara has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Balbahara is 493559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balbahara covers 345.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balbahara falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Balbahara is Gevra Road, about 21 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Balbahara.

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

Balbahara is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 2.2 km away. Gevra Road is about 21 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babupara (under 2 km), Gharipakhana (under 2 km) and Amakhokhara (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balbahara today is likely to be higher.

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