About Balua Village

Balua is a mid sized village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 816, made up of 402 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Mashrakh
Area (hectares)	69 hectares
Population	816
Male Population	402
Female Population	414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,030
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 60th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

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 14 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bahuara Halt, about 10 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	Bahuara Halt	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mashrakh	14 km
District headquarters	Saran	14 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	17 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mashrakh 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 816. That makes it the 60th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Balua village has 402 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Balua covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Bahuara Halt, about 10 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 14 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Bahuara Halt is about 10 km away. Mashrakh is about 14 km away. Saran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.