About Balu Bhang Village

Balu Bhang is a large village in Bariyatu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,429, made up of 1,237 males and 1,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balu Bhang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balu Bhang village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Bariyatu
Pincode	829202
Area (hectares)	1282 hectares
Population	2,429
Male Population	1,237
Female Population	1,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balu Bhang compares

By the 2011 count Balu Bhang is the 5th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 1282 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Balu Bhang

Balu Bhang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balu Bhang as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhang from other places

Balu Bhang lies about 16 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 2.1 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 Bhang
Nearest railway station	Chetar	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bariyatu	16 km
District headquarters	Latehar	16 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	16 km

Villages closest to Balu Bhang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balu Bhang village had a population of 2,429. That makes it the 5th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Balu Bhang village has 1,237 males and 1,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balu Bhang has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Balu Bhang is 829202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balu Bhang covers 1282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balu Bhang falls under Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balu Bhang is Chetar, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balu Bhang.

Balu Bhang is about 16 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balu Bhang is in Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about 2.1 km away. Bariyatu is about 16 km away. Latehar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.