About Balua Village

Balua is one of the larger villages in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,829, made up of 4,225 males and 3,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Barhara
Pincode	802151
Area (hectares)	396 hectares
Population	7,829
Male Population	4,225
Female Population	3,604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents. Its 396 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

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 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 151 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about 3.9 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	Manigachi	3.9 km
Nearest town	Benipur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhara	23 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	151 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhara 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 7,829. That makes it the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents.

Balua village has 4,225 males and 3,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 878.

The pincode recorded for Balua is 802151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balua covers 396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balua falls under Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Manigachi, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balua.

Balua is about 151 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 Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district. Manigachi is about 3.9 km away. Benipur is about 15 km away. Barhara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.