About Balua Village

Balua is a large village in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,193, made up of 1,579 males and 1,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Area (hectares)	114 hectares
Population	3,193
Male Population	1,579
Female Population	1,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,022
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 21st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

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 village. 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 31 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 6.6 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	Barhampur	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	6.6 km
Nearest town	Dumraon	16 km
District headquarters	Buxar	31 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhampur 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 3,193. That makes it the 21st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Balua village has 1,579 males and 1,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Balua covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balua falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 6.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balua.

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

Balua is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Barhampur is about 3.1 km away. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 6.6 km away. Dumraon is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.