About Balsokra Village

Balsokra is one of the larger villages in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,518, made up of 2,848 males and 2,670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balsokra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsokra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Chanho
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	354 hectares
Population	5,518
Male Population	2,848
Female Population	2,670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balsokra compares

By the 2011 count Balsokra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Balsokra

Balsokra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balsokra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Balsokra from other places

Balsokra lies about 36 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 9.0 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 Balsokra
Nearest railway station	Karra	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanho	9.6 km
Nearest town	Khunti	13 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	36 km

Villages closest to Balsokra

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

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Common questions about Balsokra

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsokra village had a population of 5,518. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Balsokra village has 2,848 males and 2,670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsokra has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Balsokra is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balsokra covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balsokra falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balsokra is Karra, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balsokra.

Balsokra is about 36 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balsokra is in Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Karra is about 9.0 km away. Chanho is about 9.6 km away. Khunti is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.