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About Balua Village

Balua is one of the larger villages in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,882, made up of 3,656 males and 3,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 661 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Srinagar
Area (hectares) 661 hectares
Population 6,882
Male Population 3,656
Female Population 3,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 6th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents. Its 661 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

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 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 13 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 6.5 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 Srinagar 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 6.5 km
District headquarters Purnia 13 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srinagar 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 6,882. That makes it the 6th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,367 residents.

Balua village has 3,656 males and 3,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Balua covers 661 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 6.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balua.

Balua is about 13 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 Srinagar tehsil of Purnia district. Srinagar is about 6.5 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 6.5 km away. Purnia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khunti Hasaili (under 2 km), Debinagar (under 2 km) and Kadgawan (2.0 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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