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About Balua Mardan Village

Balua Mardan is a mid sized village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 243 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Balua Mardan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua Mardan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 243
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balua Mardan compares

By the 2011 count Balua Mardan is the 61st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Balua Mardan

The census records public bus service for Balua Mardan as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balua Mardan from other places

Balua Mardan lies about 28 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sham Kauria, about 7.4 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 Mardan
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Sham Kauria 7.4 km
Nearest town Marhaura 9.8 km
District headquarters Saran 28 km

Villages closest to Balua Mardan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua Mardan village had a population of 518. That makes it the 61st largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Balua Mardan village has 243 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua Mardan has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Balua Mardan covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua Mardan falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua Mardan is Sham Kauria, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balua Mardan.

Balua Mardan is about 28 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua Mardan is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 2.9 km away. Sham Kauria is about 7.4 km away. Marhaura is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korar (under 2 km), Bawan (under 2 km) and Chak Dumri (under 2 km).

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

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