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About Balaha Village

Balaha is a mid sized village in Utraula tehsil, in the district of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,105, made up of 544 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Balrampur
Tehsil Utraula
Pincode 271604
Area (hectares) 127.05 hectares
Population 1,105
Male Population 544
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Balaha compares

By the 2011 count Balaha is the 221st largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents. Its 127.05 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Balaha

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

Balaha lies about 20 km from Balrampur, and the nearest railway station is Gainjahwa, about 19 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 Balaha
Tehsil headquarters Utraula 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Gainjahwa 19 km
District headquarters Balrampur 20 km

Villages closest to Balaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaha village had a population of 1,105. That makes it the 221st largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,870 residents.

Balaha village has 544 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaha has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Balaha is 271604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaha covers 127.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaha falls under Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balaha is Gainjahwa, about 19 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 Balaha.

Balaha is about 20 km from Balrampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaha is in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. Utraula is about 7.1 km away. Gainjahwa is about 19 km away. Balrampur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdeva (under 2 km), Sakara Itai Adam (under 2 km) and Sahpur Itai (1.8 km).

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

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