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About Balajhor Village

Balajhor is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 267 males and 260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balajhor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balajhor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814165
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 267
Female Population 260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balajhor compares

By the 2011 count Balajhor is the 80th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Balajhor

Balajhor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balajhor 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balajhor from other places

Balajhor lies about 36 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 22 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 Balajhor
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 22 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 27 km
District headquarters Godda 36 km

Villages closest to Balajhor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balajhor village had a population of 527. That makes it the 80th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Balajhor village has 267 males and 260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balajhor has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Balajhor is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balajhor covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balajhor falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balajhor is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balajhor.

Balajhor is about 36 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balajhor is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 3.0 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 22 km away. Sāhibganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangama (under 2 km), Bara Darma (under 2 km) and Dabra (under 2 km).

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

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