About Balna Village

Balna is a mid sized village in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,071, made up of 543 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares.

Balna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gaya Town C D Block
Area (hectares)	84 hectares
Population	1,071
Male Population	543
Female Population	528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balna compares

By the 2011 count Balna is the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Balna

Balna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Balna from other places

Balna lies about 6.4 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Chakand Railway Station, about 4.5 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 Balna
Nearest railway station	Chakand Railway Station	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaya Town C D Block	6.4 km
District headquarters	Gaya	6.4 km

Villages closest to Balna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Balna

As per the Census of India 2011, Balna village had a population of 1,071. That makes it the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Balna village has 543 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balna has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Balna covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balna falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balna is Chakand Railway Station, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Balna.

Balna is about 6.4 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balna is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Chakand Railway Station is about 4.5 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 6.4 km away. Gaya is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.