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About Balidih Village

Balidih is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 434 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, 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 Pakuria
Pincode 816106
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 434
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balidih compares

By the 2011 count Balidih is the 40th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Balidih

Balidih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. 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 <5 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 36 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 18 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 Pakuria 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 18 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 24 km
District headquarters Pakur 36 km

Villages closest to Balidih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakuria 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 861. That makes it the 40th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Balidih village has 434 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balidih has about 984 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 1017.

The pincode recorded for Balidih is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balidih covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balidih falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balidih is Harinsing, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 36 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 Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 7.8 km away. Harinsing is about 18 km away. Nalhāti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bathanpahari (1.5 km), Mahulpahari (1.6 km) and Khejurdangal (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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