About Balua Village

Balua is a large village in Phulparas tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,206, made up of 1,657 males and 1,549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.7 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Phulparas
Area (hectares)	177.7 hectares
Population	3,206
Male Population	1,657
Female Population	1,549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
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 20th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,150 residents. Its 177.7 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

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 38 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Barhara, about 9.6 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	Phulparas	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Barhara	9.6 km
Nearest town	Nirmāli	16 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	38 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulparas 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 3,206. That makes it the 20th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,150 residents.

Balua village has 1,657 males and 1,549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Balua covers 177.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balua falls under Phulparas tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Barhara, about 9.6 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 38 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Phulparas tehsil of Madhubani district. Phulparas is about 6.2 km away. Barhara is about 9.6 km away. Nirmāli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.