About Balua Village

Balua is a large village in Hasanganj tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,377, made up of 1,234 males and 1,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854326, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Hasanganj
Pincode	854326
Area (hectares)	331 hectares
Population	2,377
Male Population	1,234
Female Population	1,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Balua

Balua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Balua from other places

Balua lies about 99 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 5.6 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
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	5.6 km
Nearest town	Sultānganj	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hasanganj	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	99 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hasanganj 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 2,377. That makes it the 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Balua village has 1,234 males and 1,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Balua is 854326. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balua covers 331 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Ganganiyan, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balua.

Balua is about 99 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district. Ganganiyan is about 5.6 km away. Sultānganj is about 8.9 km away. Hasanganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.