About Balua Village

Balua is a large village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,457, made up of 1,294 males and 1,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Arrah
Population	2,457
Male Population	1,294
Female Population	1,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 29th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Balua

Balua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 under 2 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 29 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	Arrah	under 2 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	21 km
Nearest railway station	Araria Court	29 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arrah 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 2,457. That makes it the 29th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Balua village has 1,294 males and 1,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Balua falls under Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Araria Court, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balua.

Balua is about under 2 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Arrah is about under 2 km away. Bhojpur is about under 2 km away. Bahādurganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.