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About Balania Khejuria Village

Balania Khejuria is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,034, made up of 526 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balania Khejuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balania Khejuria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 381.47 hectares
Population 1,034
Male Population 526
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balania Khejuria compares

By the 2011 count Balania Khejuria is the 56th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 381.47 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Balania Khejuria

Balania Khejuria is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balania Khejuria as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Balania Khejuria from other places

Balania Khejuria lies about 26 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 50 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 Balania Khejuria
Nearest town Sherghāti 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 26 km
District headquarters Chatra 26 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 50 km

Villages closest to Balania Khejuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Balania Khejuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Balania Khejuria village had a population of 1,034. That makes it the 56th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Balania Khejuria village has 526 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balania Khejuria has about 966 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 962.

The pincode recorded for Balania Khejuria is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balania Khejuria covers 381.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balania Khejuria falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balania Khejuria is Ismailpur, about 50 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balania Khejuria.

Balania Khejuria is about 26 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balania Khejuria is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 24 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 26 km away. Chatra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonepurbigha (under 2 km), Pachmo (1.7 km) and Karani (2.0 km).

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

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