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About Balua Village

Balua is a mid sized village in Dumra tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,621, made up of 829 males and 792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Dumra
Pincode 843323
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,621
Male Population 829
Female Population 792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 55th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

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 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 Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Runni Saidpur Railway Station, about 13 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 town Belsand 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Runni Saidpur Railway Station 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumra 25 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 26 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumra 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 1,621. That makes it the 55th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents.

Balua village has 829 males and 792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Balua is 843323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balua covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Runni Saidpur Railway Station, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 26 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Belsand is about 7.5 km away. Runni Saidpur Railway Station is about 13 km away. Dumra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athauharichhapra (3.4 km), Parsauni (15 km) and Talkhapur Dumra (23 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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