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About Balua Village

Balua is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 315 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 315
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 90th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Balua

Balua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 121 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Harnagar, about 4.0 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 Harnagar 4.0 km
Nearest town Benipur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 30 km
District headquarters Purnia 121 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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.

Common questions about Balua

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua village had a population of 615. That makes it the 90th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Balua village has 315 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Balua covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Harnagar, about 4.0 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 km distance for Balua.

Balua is about 121 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 Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Harnagar is about 4.0 km away. Benipur is about 21 km away. Dagarua is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (6.8 km), Bagulabari (8.1 km) and Buari (8.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balua today is likely to be higher.

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