About Balua Village

Balua is one of the larger villages in Palasi tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,456, made up of 6,538 males and 5,918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Palasi
Area (hectares)	877 hectares
Population	12,456
Male Population	6,538
Female Population	5,918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 877 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Balua

Balua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balua from other places

Balua lies about 8.7 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters	Palasi	4.5 km
District headquarters	Araria	8.7 km
Nearest town	Arāria	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	16 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palasi 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 12,456. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Balua village has 6,538 males and 5,918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Balua covers 877 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Palasi tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Araria Court, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Balua.

Balua is about 8.7 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 Palasi tehsil of Araria district. Palasi is about 4.5 km away. Araria is about 8.7 km away. Arāria is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.