About Balau Village

Balau is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,170, made up of 1,521 males and 1,649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.95 hectares hectares.

Balau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balau village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	249.95 hectares
Population	3,170
Male Population	1,521
Female Population	1,649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balau compares

By the 2011 count Balau is the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 249.95 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Balau

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

Balau lies about 29 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chainwa, about 6.9 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 Balau
Nearest railway station	Chainwa	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	9.5 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	9.5 km
District headquarters	Siwan	29 km

Villages closest to Balau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balau village had a population of 3,170. That makes it the 15th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Balau village has 1,521 males and 1,649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balau has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1048.

Balau covers 249.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balau falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balau is Chainwa, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balau.

Balau is about 29 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balau is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Chainwa is about 6.9 km away. Maharajganj is about 9.5 km away. Mahārājgani is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.