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About Balbala Village

Balbala is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,472, made up of 783 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balbala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balbala village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 258.79 hectares
Population 1,472
Male Population 783
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balbala compares

By the 2011 count Balbala is the 39th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 258.79 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Balbala

Balbala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balbala 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balbala from other places

Balbala lies about 148 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 42 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 Balbala
Nearest town Chatrā 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 42 km
District headquarters Giridih 148 km

Villages closest to Balbala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balbala village had a population of 1,472. That makes it the 39th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Balbala village has 783 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balbala has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Balbala is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balbala covers 258.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balbala falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balbala is Kathautia, about 42 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balbala.

Balbala is about 148 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balbala is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 17 km away. Jamua is about 31 km away. Kathautia is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andharkola (3.5 km), Salaia (6.7 km) and Balatol (7.9 km).

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

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