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About Balibandh Village

Balibandh is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 753 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balibandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balibandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 550 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 753
Female Population 805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balibandh compares

By the 2011 count Balibandh is the 10th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Balibandh

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

Balibandh lies about 66 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 26 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 Balibandh
Tehsil headquarters Majhgaon 15 km
Nearest railway station Māluka 26 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 32 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 66 km

Villages closest to Balibandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balibandh village had a population of 1,558. That makes it the 10th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Balibandh village has 753 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balibandh has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Balibandh is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balibandh covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balibandh falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balibandh is Māluka, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Balibandh.

Balibandh is about 66 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balibandh is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Majhgaon is about 15 km away. Māluka is about 26 km away. Karanjiā is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapramgutu (1.6 km), Angarpada (3.0 km) and Mahalipokhar (3.2 km).

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

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