About Balua Village

Balua is a large village in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,412, made up of 2,298 males and 2,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Chhatapur
Pincode	854339
Area (hectares)	524 hectares
Population	4,412
Male Population	2,298
Female Population	2,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 524 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Balua

Balua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balua 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 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 52 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj, about 7.0 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	Narpatganj	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatapur	10 km
Nearest town	Chhātāpur	10 km
District headquarters	Supaul	52 km

Villages closest to Balua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua village had a population of 4,412. That makes it the 24th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Balua village has 2,298 males and 2,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Balua is 854339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balua covers 524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Narpatganj, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balua.

Balua is about 52 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Narpatganj is about 7.0 km away. Chhatapur is about 10 km away. Chhātāpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.