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About Baltharia Village

Baltharia is a large village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,372, made up of 1,270 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baltharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baltharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825107
Area (hectares) 346 hectares
Population 2,372
Male Population 1,270
Female Population 1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baltharia compares

By the 2011 count Baltharia is the 23rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 346 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Baltharia

Baltharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baltharia 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baltharia from other places

Baltharia lies about 32 km from Dumri, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 7.8 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 Baltharia
Nearest railway station Giridih 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 32 km

Villages closest to Baltharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baltharia village had a population of 2,372. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Baltharia village has 1,270 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baltharia has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Baltharia is 825107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baltharia covers 346 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baltharia falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baltharia is Giridih, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Baltharia.

Baltharia is about 32 km from Dumri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baltharia is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Giridih is about 7.8 km away. Dumri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaparkho (6.5 km), Behradih (12 km) and Pandedih Lalbazar (12 km).

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

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