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About Balijuri Village

Balijuri is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 540 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balijuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balijuri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832102
Area (hectares) 245.53 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 540
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balijuri compares

By the 2011 count Balijuri is the 50th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 245.53 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Balijuri

Balijuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balijuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Balijuri from other places

Balijuri lies about 40 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Haludpukur, about 4.1 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 Balijuri
Nearest railway station Haludpukur 4.1 km
Nearest town Gobindpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 35 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 40 km

Villages closest to Balijuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balijuri village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 50th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Balijuri village has 540 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balijuri has about 994 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Balijuri is 832102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balijuri covers 245.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balijuri falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balijuri is Haludpukur, about 4.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balijuri.

Balijuri is about 40 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balijuri is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Haludpukur is about 4.1 km away. Gobindpur is about 11 km away. Potka is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chemaijuri (under 2 km), Domjuri (under 2 km) and Juri (under 2 km).

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

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