About Balwa Village

Balwa is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 144 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814120
Area (hectares)	43.77 hectares
Population	314
Male Population	144
Female Population	170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,181
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balwa compares

By the 2011 count Balwa is the 182nd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 43.77 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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 10+ 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 47 km from Dumka, 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
Nearest railway station	Joramow Railway Station	8.4 km
Nearest town	Madhupur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	33 km
District headquarters	Dumka	47 km

Villages closest to Balwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwa village had a population of 314. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Balwa village has 144 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwa has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Balwa is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balwa covers 43.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balwa falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka 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 10+ 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 47 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwa is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 8.4 km away. Madhupur is about 16 km away. Jarmundi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.