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About Balatu Village

Balatu is a small village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 157 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835237
Area (hectares) 295.49 hectares
Population 303
Male Population 157
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balatu compares

By the 2011 count Balatu is the 63rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 295.49 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Balatu

Balatu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balatu as Available within 10+ 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 Balatu from other places

Balatu lies about 49 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 38 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 Balatu
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Latehar 38 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 38 km
District headquarters Gumla 49 km

Villages closest to Balatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balatu village had a population of 303. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Balatu village has 157 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balatu has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Balatu is 835237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balatu covers 295.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balatu falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balatu is Latehar, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Balatu.

Balatu is about 49 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balatu is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 9.7 km away. Latehar is about 38 km away. Lohārdagā is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narma (under 2 km), Chatakpur (under 2 km) and Langratanr (2.0 km).

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

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