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About Balua Village

Balua is a small village in Nautan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 145 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Nautan
Pincode 841436
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 145
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

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 5 - 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 46 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bahuara Halt, about 10 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 railway station Bahuara Halt 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nautan 16 km
Nearest town Marhaura 17 km
District headquarters Siwan 46 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nautan 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 263. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents.

Balua village has 145 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Balua is 841436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balua covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balua falls under Nautan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Bahuara Halt, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Balua.

Balua is about 46 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Nautan tehsil of Siwan district. Bahuara Halt is about 10 km away. Nautan is about 16 km away. Marhaura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tirmanpur (1.8 km), Bishunpura (4.6 km) and Narayanpur (11 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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