About Kala Balua Village

Kala Balua is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,698, made up of 4,027 males and 3,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 793 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kala Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kala Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Pincode	854201
Area (hectares)	793 hectares
Population	7,698
Male Population	4,027
Female Population	3,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kala Balua compares

By the 2011 count Kala Balua is the 15th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 793 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kala Balua

Kala Balua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kala Balua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kala Balua from other places

Kala Balua lies about 31 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about 13 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 Kala Balua
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	11 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi	13 km
Nearest railway station	Banmankhi Junction	13 km
District headquarters	Araria	31 km

Villages closest to Kala Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raniganj 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 Kala Balua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kala Balua village had a population of 7,698. That makes it the 15th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Kala Balua village has 4,027 males and 3,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kala Balua has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kala Balua is 854201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kala Balua covers 793 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kala Balua falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kala Balua is Banmankhi Junction, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kala Balua.

Kala Balua is about 31 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kala Balua is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 11 km away. Banmankhi is about 13 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.