About Balodar Village

Balodar is a mid sized village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 487 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balodar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balodar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Barkagaon
Pincode	825311
Area (hectares)	112.52 hectares
Population	957
Male Population	487
Female Population	470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balodar compares

By the 2011 count Balodar is the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 112.52 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Balodar

Balodar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balodar as Available within 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 Balodar from other places

Balodar lies about 15 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 4.8 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 Balodar
Nearest railway station	Bes	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barkagaon	12 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	15 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	15 km

Villages closest to Balodar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balodar village had a population of 957. That makes it the 49th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Balodar village has 487 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balodar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Balodar is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balodar covers 112.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balodar falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balodar is Bes, about 4.8 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 - 10 km distance for Balodar.

Balodar is about 15 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balodar is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bes is about 4.8 km away. Barkagaon is about 12 km away. Hazaribagh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.