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About Balai Village

Balai is a large village in Bah tehsil, in the district of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,238, made up of 2,201 males and 2,037 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 921.15 hectares hectares.

Balai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Agra
Tehsil Bah
Area (hectares) 921.15 hectares
Population 4,238
Male Population 2,201
Female Population 2,037
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Balai compares

By the 2011 count Balai is the 23rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,920 residents. Its 921.15 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Balai

Balai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balai 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 Balai from other places

Balai lies about 67 km from Agra. 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 Balai
Tehsil headquarters Bah under 2 km
Nearest town Sirsāganj 23 km
District headquarters Agra 67 km

Villages closest to Balai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balai village had a population of 4,238. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,920 residents.

Balai village has 2,201 males and 2,037 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balai has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Balai covers 921.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balai falls under Bah tehsil of Agra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Balai notes the nearest railway station 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 Balai.

Balai is about 67 km from Agra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balai is in Bah tehsil of Agra district. Bah is about under 2 km away. Sirsāganj is about 23 km away. Agra is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badagaon (under 2 km), Badous (under 2 km) and Baghrena (under 2 km).

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

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