About Balu Village

Balu is one of the larger villages in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,288, made up of 3,175 males and 3,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2825.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Balumath
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	2825.57 hectares
Population	6,288
Male Population	3,175
Female Population	3,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
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 Balu compares

By the 2011 count Balu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 2825.57 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Balu

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

Balu lies about 19 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kusmahi, about 13 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 Balu
Tehsil headquarters	Balumath	13 km
Nearest railway station	Kusmahi	13 km
District headquarters	Latehar	19 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	19 km

Villages closest to Balu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balu village had a population of 6,288. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Balu village has 3,175 males and 3,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balu has about 980 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Balu is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balu covers 2825.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balu falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balu is Kusmahi, about 13 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 Balu.

Balu is about 19 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balu is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 13 km away. Kusmahi is about 13 km away. Latehar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.