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About Balua Village

Balua is a small village in Bhabua tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 225 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Bhabua
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 449
Male Population 225
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 144th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Balua

Balua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balua 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 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 89 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Kudra, about 6.0 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 Kudra 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhabua 15 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 15 km
District headquarters Kaimur 89 km

Villages closest to Balua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua village had a population of 449. That makes it the 144th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Balua village has 225 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Balua covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balua falls under Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Kudra, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Balua.

Balua is about 89 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district. Kudra is about 6.0 km away. Bhabua is about 15 km away. Bhabhua is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanpura (under 2 km), Madarpur (under 2 km) and Pokhara (under 2 km).

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

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