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About Balsogra Village

Balsogra is a large village in Dadi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,647, made up of 2,362 males and 2,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balsogra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsogra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Dadi
Pincode 825330
Area (hectares) 445.11 hectares
Population 4,647
Male Population 2,362
Female Population 2,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Balsogra compares

By the 2011 count Balsogra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 445.11 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Balsogra

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

Balsogra lies about 27 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Mandu, about 6.2 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 Balsogra
Nearest railway station Mandu 6.2 km
Nearest town Kuju 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadi 27 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 27 km

Villages closest to Balsogra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsogra village had a population of 4,647. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Balsogra village has 2,362 males and 2,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsogra has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Balsogra is 825330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balsogra covers 445.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balsogra falls under Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balsogra is Mandu, about 6.2 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 Balsogra.

Balsogra is about 27 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balsogra is in Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Mandu is about 6.2 km away. Kuju is about 8.1 km away. Dadi 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 Huang (under 2 km), Padrangi (under 2 km) and Bhurkunda (2.2 km).

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

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