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About Balua Kharaua Village

Balua Kharaua is one of the larger villages in Runisaidpur tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,104, made up of 4,796 males and 4,308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 478.2 hectares hectares.

Balua Kharaua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua Kharaua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Runisaidpur
Area (hectares) 478.2 hectares
Population 9,104
Male Population 4,796
Female Population 4,308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balua Kharaua compares

By the 2011 count Balua Kharaua is the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,752 residents. Its 478.2 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Balua Kharaua

Balua Kharaua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balua Kharaua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kharaua from other places

Balua Kharaua 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 Kharaua
Nearest town Belsand 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Runni Saidpur Railway Station 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Runisaidpur 26 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 26 km

Villages closest to Balua Kharaua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua Kharaua village had a population of 9,104. That makes it the 12th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,752 residents.

Balua Kharaua village has 4,796 males and 4,308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua Kharaua has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Balua Kharaua covers 478.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balua Kharaua falls under Runisaidpur tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua Kharaua 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balua Kharaua.

Balua Kharaua 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 Kharaua is in Runisaidpur tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Belsand is about 7.5 km away. Runni Saidpur Railway Station is about 13 km away. Runisaidpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punarwara (9.1 km), Samaul Shahpur (10 km) and Basantpur (30 km).

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

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