About Balra Village

Balra is a mid sized village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 409 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	344 hectares
Population	813
Male Population	409
Female Population	404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balra compares

By the 2011 count Balra is the 32nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Balra

Balra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Adar, Amola, Anata Kalan and Anata Khurd. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balra

As per the Census of India 2011, Balra village had a population of 813. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Balra village has 409 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balra has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Balra is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balra covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balra falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Balra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balra.

Balra is in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.