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About Balchhat Village

Balchhat is one of the larger villages in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,839, made up of 3,014 males and 2,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balchhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balchhat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Barabanki
Tehsil Nawabganj
Pincode 225414
Area (hectares) 632.91 hectares
Population 5,839
Male Population 3,014
Female Population 2,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balchhat compares

By the 2011 count Balchhat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 632.91 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Balchhat

Balchhat is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balchhat as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Balchhat from other places

Balchhat lies about 15 km from Barabanki, and the nearest railway station is Safdarganj, about 12 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 Balchhat
Nearest town Zaidpur 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Safdarganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 14 km
District headquarters Barabanki 15 km

Villages closest to Balchhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balchhat village had a population of 5,839. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Balchhat village has 3,014 males and 2,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balchhat has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Balchhat is 225414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balchhat covers 632.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balchhat falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balchhat is Safdarganj, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balchhat.

Balchhat is about 15 km from Barabanki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balchhat is in Nawabganj tehsil of Barabanki district. Zaidpur is about 3.7 km away. Safdarganj is about 12 km away. Nawabganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panihal (1.7 km), Vajiuddin Pur (1.9 km) and Babura Bandh (1.9 km).

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

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