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About Balwa Village

Balwa is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 128 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 128
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balwa compares

By the 2011 count Balwa is the 210th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Balwa

Balwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balwa as Available within 5 - 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 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 31 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 8.4 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 Balwa
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 8.4 km
Nearest town Madhupur 16 km
District headquarters Deoghar 31 km

Villages closest to Balwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwa village had a population of 241. That makes it the 210th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Balwa village has 128 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwa has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Balwa is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balwa covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balwa falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balwa is Joramow Railway Station, about 8.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balwa.

Balwa is about 31 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwa is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 5.9 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 8.4 km away. Madhupur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tulsidabar (under 2 km), Ramdedih (under 2 km) and Gangti (1.6 km).

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

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