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About Balidih Village

Balidih is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 135 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,230 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balidih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balidih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 135
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,230
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balidih compares

By the 2011 count Balidih is the 84th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 88 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Balidih

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

Balidih lies about 24 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 18 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 Balidih
Tehsil headquarters Borio 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 24 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 24 km

Villages closest to Balidih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balidih village had a population of 301. That makes it the 84th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Balidih village has 135 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balidih has about 1230 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Balidih is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balidih covers 88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balidih falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balidih is Kalian Chak, about 18 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 village for Balidih.

Balidih is about 24 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balidih is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 3.3 km away. Kalian Chak is about 18 km away. Sahibganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajan (under 2 km), Majhuwa (under 2 km) and Shampur (1.8 km).

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

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