Latehar, the district headquarters, is 23 km west of Balumath.

It is one of the seven community development blocks in the Latehar district.

It has a total of 174 villages which include Bariyatu and Herhanj.

It has 27 panchayats which is the highest among the developmental blocks of the Latehar district.

Ranchi, the state capital, is around 82 km south-east.