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About New Balakhawa Village

New Balakhawa is a small village in Jirang tehsil, in the district of Ribhoi, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 15 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

New Balakhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Balakhawa village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District Ribhoi
Tehsil Jirang
Pincode 793102
Population 33
Male Population 15
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
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 New Balakhawa compares

By the 2011 count New Balakhawa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 294 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to New Balakhawa

New Balakhawa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for New Balakhawa 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 Mawskeilum, Mawskeithem, Mawtyngkong and Mynnar Jirang. 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 New Balakhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, New Balakhawa village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 294 residents.

New Balakhawa village has 15 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, New Balakhawa has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

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

New Balakhawa falls under Jirang tehsil of Ribhoi district in Meghalaya.

The census record for New Balakhawa 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 New Balakhawa.

New Balakhawa 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 New Balakhawa today is likely to be higher.

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