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About Balwagarha Village

Balwagarha is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 269 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balwagarha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwagarha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 71 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 269
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balwagarha compares

By the 2011 count Balwagarha is the 158th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Balwagarha

The census records public bus service for Balwagarha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Balwagarha from other places

Balwagarha lies about 40 km from Giridih. 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 Balwagarha
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 1.5 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 27 km
District headquarters Giridih 40 km

Villages closest to Balwagarha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwagarha village had a population of 523. That makes it the 158th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Balwagarha village has 269 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwagarha has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Balwagarha is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balwagarha covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balwagarha falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Balwagarha notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balwagarha.

Balwagarha is about 40 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwagarha is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 1.5 km away. Barki Saria is about 27 km away. Giridih is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beldaradih (under 2 km), Bandari Alias Rajaband (under 2 km) and Kherwani (under 2 km).

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

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