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About Bala Village

Bala is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 397 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 513.24 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 397
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bala compares

By the 2011 count Bala is the 43rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 513.24 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 1001.

Getting to Bala

Bala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bala 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bala from other places

Bala lies about 17 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 7.2 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 Bala
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 9.6 km
District headquarters Khunti 17 km

Villages closest to Bala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala village had a population of 762. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Bala village has 397 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Bala is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bala covers 513.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bala falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bala is Govindpur Road, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bala.

Bala is about 17 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 7.2 km away. Karra is about 9.6 km away. Khunti is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silafari (1.9 km), Katsimla (2.0 km) and Gumru (2.1 km).

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

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