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About Balha Village

Balha is a large village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,512, made up of 1,355 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.17 hectares hectares.

Balha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 167.17 hectares
Population 2,512
Male Population 1,355
Female Population 1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balha compares

By the 2011 count Balha is the 198th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 167.17 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Balha

Balha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Balha from other places

Balha lies about 57 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Mihinpurwa, about 27 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 Balha
Nearest town Dhaurahra 12 km
Nearest railway station Mihinpurwa 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 35 km
District headquarters Bahraich 57 km

Villages closest to Balha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balha village had a population of 2,512. That makes it the 198th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Balha village has 1,355 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balha has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Balha covers 167.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balha falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balha is Mihinpurwa, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balha.

Balha is about 57 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balha is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Dhaurahra is about 12 km away. Mihinpurwa is about 27 km away. Nanpara is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranjit Bojha (6.6 km), Ambarpurwa (8.3 km) and Parsa Agaiya (9.5 km).

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

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