About Balak Village

Balak is a large village in Bagodar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,652, made up of 1,392 males and 1,260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balak village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bagodar
Pincode	825322
Area (hectares)	639.99 hectares
Population	2,652
Male Population	1,392
Female Population	1,260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balak compares

By the 2011 count Balak is the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 639.99 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Balak

Balak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balak 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balak from other places

Balak lies about 47 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 11 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 Balak
Tehsil headquarters	Bagodar	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Chaudhribandh	11 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	16 km
District headquarters	Giridih	47 km

Villages closest to Balak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balak village had a population of 2,652. That makes it the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Balak village has 1,392 males and 1,260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balak has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Balak is 825322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balak covers 639.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balak falls under Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balak is Chaudhribandh, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balak.

Balak is about 47 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balak is in Bagodar tehsil of Giridih district. Bagodar is about 7.5 km away. Chaudhribandh is about 11 km away. Barki Saria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.