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About Balajani Village

Balajani is a small village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 121 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,281 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.71 hectares hectares.

Balajani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balajani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 54.71 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 121
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,281
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 Balajani compares

By the 2011 count Balajani is the 611th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 54.71 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Balajani

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

Balajani lies about 28 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 16 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 Balajani
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 12 km
Nearest town Chillupār 16 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 16 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 28 km

Villages closest to Balajani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balajani village had a population of 276. That makes it the 611th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Balajani village has 121 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balajani has about 1281 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Balajani covers 54.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balajani falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balajani is Dohrighat, about 16 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 Balajani.

Balajani is about 28 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balajani is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sagri is about 12 km away. Chillupār is about 16 km away. Dohrighat is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raichan Patti (under 2 km), Ekvandand (under 2 km) and Ekwan Dand (under 2 km).

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

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