About Balgo Village

Balgo is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 236 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balgo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balgo village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	471
Male Population	236
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balgo compares

By the 2011 count Balgo is the 107th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Balgo

Balgo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balgo as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Balgo from other places

Balgo lies about 6.4 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 2.8 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 Balgo
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	2.8 km
District headquarters	Giridih	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	8.2 km

Villages closest to Balgo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balgo village had a population of 471. That makes it the 107th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Balgo village has 236 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgo has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Balgo is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balgo covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balgo falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balgo is New Giridih, about 2.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balgo.

Balgo is about 6.4 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balgo is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 2.8 km away. Giridih is about 6.4 km away. Bengabad is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.