About Balua Village

Balua is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 675 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	251 hectares
Population	1,332
Male Population	675
Female Population	657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Balua

Balua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balua 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balua from other places

Balua lies about 17 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 8.5 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 Balua
Nearest railway station	Simraha	8.5 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	13 km
District headquarters	Araria	17 km

Villages closest to Balua

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

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Common questions about Balua

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Balua village has 675 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Balua covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balua falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Simraha, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Balua is about 17 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Simraha is about 8.5 km away. Shahbazpur is about 11 km away. Forbesganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.