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About Balya Village

Balya is a small village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 197 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 746 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.57 hectares hectares.

Balya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 397.57 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 197
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 746
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balya compares

By the 2011 count Balya is the 77th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 397.57 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Balya

Balya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balya as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balya from other places

Balya lies about 40 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rampura, about 25 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 Balya
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 9.2 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 12 km
Nearest railway station Rampura 25 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 40 km

Villages closest to Balya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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 Balya

As per the Census of India 2011, Balya village had a population of 344. That makes it the 77th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Balya village has 197 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balya has about 746 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 878.

Balya covers 397.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balya falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balya is Rampura, about 25 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balya.

Balya is about 40 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balya is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 9.2 km away. Bijāwar is about 12 km away. Rampura is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijak (1.6 km), Bikrampura (2.3 km) and Sarguwan (2.5 km).

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

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