About Balhedih Village

Balhedih is a mid sized village in Sariya tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,129, made up of 597 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balhedih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balhedih village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Sariya
Pincode	825320
Area (hectares)	266 hectares
Population	1,129
Male Population	597
Female Population	532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
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 Balhedih compares

By the 2011 count Balhedih is the 39th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 948.

Getting to Balhedih

Balhedih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balhedih 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 Balhedih from other places

Balhedih lies about 19 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Bholldih, about 18 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 Balhedih
Nearest railway station	Bholldih	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sariya	19 km
District headquarters	Giridih	19 km

Villages closest to Balhedih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balhedih village had a population of 1,129. That makes it the 39th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,965 residents.

Balhedih village has 597 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balhedih has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Balhedih is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balhedih covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balhedih falls under Sariya tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balhedih is Bholldih, about 18 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 Balhedih.

Balhedih is about 19 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balhedih is in Sariya tehsil of Giridih district. Bholldih is about 18 km away. Sariya is about 19 km away. Giridih is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.