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About Balsara Village

Balsara is a small village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 74 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balsara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 814113
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 74
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balsara compares

By the 2011 count Balsara is the 268th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 461 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Balsara

The census records public bus service for Balsara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balsara from other places

Balsara lies about 55 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Behrajor, about 7.4 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 Balsara
Nearest railway station Behrajor 7.4 km
Nearest town Godda 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohanpur 32 km
District headquarters Deoghar 55 km

Villages closest to Balsara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsara village had a population of 146. That makes it the 268th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 461 residents.

Balsara village has 74 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsara has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Balsara is 814113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balsara covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balsara falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balsara is Behrajor, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balsara.

Balsara is about 55 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balsara is in Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district. Behrajor is about 7.4 km away. Godda is about 9.8 km away. Mohanpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amruwa (2.7 km), Machna (3.0 km) and Budhibari (3.5 km).

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

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