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About Balidih Village

Balidih is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 210 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 210
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Balidih compares

By the 2011 count Balidih is the 50th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Balidih

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

Balidih lies about 21 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 22 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 Balidih
Tehsil headquarters Amrapara 11 km
District headquarters Pakur 21 km
Nearest railway station Tilbhita 22 km

Villages closest to Balidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balidih village had a population of 409. That makes it the 50th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Balidih village has 210 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balidih has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Balidih is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balidih covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balidih falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balidih is Tilbhita, about 22 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 Balidih.

Balidih is about 21 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balidih is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Amrapara is about 11 km away. Pakur is about 21 km away. Tilbhita is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhorandia (under 2 km), Bahara (under 2 km) and Noni (2.3 km).

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

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