About Balijor Village

Balijor is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 369 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balijor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balijor village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	814119
Area (hectares)	186.15 hectares
Population	725
Male Population	369
Female Population	356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balijor compares

By the 2011 count Balijor is the 58th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 186.15 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Balijor

Balijor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balijor as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Balijor from other places

Balijor lies about 13 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barmasia, about 2.4 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 Balijor
Nearest railway station	Barmasia	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	13 km
District headquarters	Dumka	13 km

Villages closest to Balijor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balijor village had a population of 725. That makes it the 58th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Balijor village has 369 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balijor has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Balijor is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balijor covers 186.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balijor falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balijor is Barmasia, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balijor.

Balijor is about 13 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balijor is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Barmasia is about 2.4 km away. Shikaripara is about 13 km away. Dumka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.