About Balua Village

Balua is one of the larger villages in Maner tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,143, made up of 2,754 males and 2,389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 751 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Maner
Pincode	801113
Area (hectares)	751 hectares
Population	5,143
Male Population	2,754
Female Population	2,389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
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 13th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,296 residents. Its 751 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

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 16 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Neora, about 4.4 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	Neora	4.4 km
Nearest town	Dinapur Cantonment	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maner	11 km
District headquarters	Patna	16 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maner 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 5,143. That makes it the 13th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,296 residents.

Balua village has 2,754 males and 2,389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Balua is 801113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balua covers 751 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Maner tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Neora, about 4.4 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 16 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Maner tehsil of Patna district. Neora is about 4.4 km away. Dinapur Cantonment is about 5.3 km away. Maner is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.