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About Balakhowa Village

Balakhowa is a small village in Jirang tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 313, made up of 156 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balakhowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balakhowa village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Jirang
Pincode 793102
Population 313
Male Population 156
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balakhowa compares

By the 2011 count Balakhowa is the 34th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 294 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Balakhowa

Balakhowa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balakhowa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Akhoinijira, Bakhlapara, Barigaon and Belahari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balakhowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Balakhowa village had a population of 313. That makes it the 34th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 294 residents.

Balakhowa village has 156 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balakhowa has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Balakhowa is 793102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balakhowa falls under Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Balakhowa notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balakhowa.

Balakhowa is in Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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