About Bala Village

Bala is a large village in Lakri Nabiganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,956, made up of 1,909 males and 2,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.09 hectares hectares.

Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Lakri Nabiganj
Area (hectares)	394.09 hectares
Population	3,956
Male Population	1,909
Female Population	2,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,072
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bala compares

By the 2011 count Bala is the 12th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,354 residents. Its 394.09 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Bala

Bala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bala from other places

Bala lies about 32 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Trivikramdeo Nagar, about 5.9 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 Bala
Nearest railway station	Trivikramdeo Nagar	5.9 km
Nearest town	Barauli	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lakri Nabiganj	32 km
District headquarters	Siwan	32 km

Villages closest to Bala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakri Nabiganj 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 Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala village had a population of 3,956. That makes it the 12th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,354 residents.

Bala village has 1,909 males and 2,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1064.

Bala covers 394.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bala falls under Lakri Nabiganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bala is Trivikramdeo Nagar, about 5.9 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 village for Bala.

Bala is about 32 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala is in Lakri Nabiganj tehsil of Siwan district. Trivikramdeo Nagar is about 5.9 km away. Barauli is about 17 km away. Lakri Nabiganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.