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About Balra Village

Balra is a large village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,758, made up of 1,909 males and 1,849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares.

Balra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 3,758
Male Population 1,909
Female Population 1,849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balra compares

By the 2011 count Balra is the 22nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Balra

Balra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balra as Available within <5 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 Balra from other places

Balra lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about 9.7 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 Balra
Nearest railway station Sher 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 10 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Balra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barauli 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.

Common questions about Balra

As per the Census of India 2011, Balra village had a population of 3,758. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Balra village has 1,909 males and 1,849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balra has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Balra covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balra falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balra is Sher, about 9.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balra.

Balra is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balra is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sher is about 9.7 km away. Barauli is about 10 km away. Gopalganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraiya Pahari (under 2 km), Hasanpur (2.1 km) and Kalyanpur Mathia (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balra today is likely to be higher.

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