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About Baljori Village

Baljori is a mid sized village in Hat Gamharia tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,943, made up of 975 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1271 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baljori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baljori village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Hat Gamharia
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 1271 hectares
Population 1,943
Male Population 975
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baljori compares

By the 2011 count Baljori is the 10th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents. Its 1271 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Baljori

Baljori is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baljori as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Baljori from other places

Baljori lies about 19 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Tunia, about 2.7 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 Baljori
Nearest railway station Tunia 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hat Gamharia 19 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 19 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 23 km

Villages closest to Baljori

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hat Gamharia 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 Baljori

As per the Census of India 2011, Baljori village had a population of 1,943. That makes it the 10th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,252 residents.

Baljori village has 975 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baljori has about 993 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Baljori is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baljori covers 1271 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baljori falls under Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baljori is Tunia, about 2.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baljori.

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

Baljori is in Hat Gamharia tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tunia is about 2.7 km away. Hat Gamharia is about 19 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindisai (2.5 km), Darbila (5.7 km) and Kuira (5.9 km).

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

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