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About Balai Village

Balai is a small village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 223 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.55 hectares hectares.

Balai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 36.55 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 223
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balai compares

By the 2011 count Balai is the 500th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 36.55 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

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 5 - 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 7.8 km from Azamgarh. 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
District headquarters Azamgarh 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 18 km

Villages closest to Balai

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 Balai

As per the Census of India 2011, Balai village had a population of 469. That makes it the 500th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Balai village has 223 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balai has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Balai covers 36.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Balai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 7.8 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balai is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Azamgarh is about 7.8 km away. Sagri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jallupur (under 2 km), Dubrahan Khurd (under 2 km) and Chak Maluk (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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