About Balthar Village

Balthar is a mid sized village in Devipur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 501 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balthar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balthar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Deoghar
Tehsil	Devipur
Pincode	814152
Area (hectares)	88.02 hectares
Population	972
Male Population	501
Female Population	471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balthar compares

By the 2011 count Balthar is the 26th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. Its 88.02 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Balthar

Balthar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balthar as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balthar from other places

Balthar lies about 32 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 9.1 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 Balthar
Nearest railway station	Joramow Railway Station	9.1 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devipur	30 km
District headquarters	Deoghar	32 km

Villages closest to Balthar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balthar village had a population of 972. That makes it the 26th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Balthar village has 501 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balthar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Balthar is 814152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balthar covers 88.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balthar falls under Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balthar is Joramow Railway Station, about 9.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balthar.

Balthar is about 32 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balthar is in Devipur tehsil of Deoghar district. Joramow Railway Station is about 9.1 km away. Madhupur is about 17 km away. Devipur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.