About Balua Village

Balua is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 308 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Area (hectares)	35 hectares
Population	653
Male Population	308
Female Population	345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,120
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 114th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

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 26 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 16 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	Amour	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Garh Banaili	16 km
Nearest town	Kasba	16 km
District headquarters	Purnia	26 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amour 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 653. That makes it the 114th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Balua village has 308 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Balua covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balua falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Garh Banaili, about 16 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 26 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 6.6 km away. Garh Banaili is about 16 km away. Kasba is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.