Balakhawa, Jirang

Balakhawa is a village located in the Jirang Subdivision of Ri Bhoi district of Meghalaya. The village falls in Jirang block. It belongs to Shillong parliament constituency and Jirang assembly constituency.

As on October 2025, the current population of Balakhawa is 362 out of which 180 are males and rest 182 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1011 females per 1000 males. There are around 34 teenagers in Balakhawa. It has literacy rate of 62% which means around 226 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 362 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 84 households in Balakhawa, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 109.