About Balua Village

Balua is a mid sized village in Dholi tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,580, made up of 798 males and 782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Dholi
Pincode	843121
Area (hectares)	188.9 hectares
Population	1,580
Male Population	798
Female Population	782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 22nd largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,514 residents. Its 188.9 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 120 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 6.7 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 Balua
Tehsil headquarters	Dholi	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sonbarsa Kacheri	6.7 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	8.7 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	120 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dholi 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 1,580. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,514 residents.

Balua village has 798 males and 782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Balua is 843121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balua covers 188.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Dholi tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 6.7 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 village for Balua.

Balua is about 120 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Dholi tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Dholi is about 4.8 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 6.7 km away. Bangaon is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.