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About Bala Village

Bala is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 850 males and 809 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.51 hectares hectares.

Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 92.51 hectares
Population 1,659
Male Population 850
Female Population 809
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bala compares

By the 2011 count Bala is the 200th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 92.51 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Bala

The census records public bus service for Bala 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bala from other places

Bala lies about 37 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about under 2 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 Bala
Nearest railway station Handia Khas under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 2.3 km
Nearest town Phulpur 25 km
District headquarters Allahabad 37 km

Villages closest to Bala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 200th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Bala village has 850 males and 809 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Bala covers 92.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bala falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bala is Handia Khas, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bala.

Bala is about 37 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia Khas is about under 2 km away. Handia is about 2.3 km away. Phulpur 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 Manikpur (under 2 km), Bharopur (under 2 km) and Kisora (1.7 km).

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

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