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About Ballia Village

Ballia is one of the larger villages in Aonla tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,256, made up of 3,872 males and 3,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.57 hectares hectares.

Ballia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Aonla
Area (hectares) 293.57 hectares
Population 7,256
Male Population 3,872
Female Population 3,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ballia compares

By the 2011 count Ballia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,872 residents. Its 293.57 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Getting to Ballia

Ballia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ballia 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ballia from other places

Ballia lies about 42 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Ghatpuri, about 10 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 Ballia
Nearest town Budaun 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Ghatpuri 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Aonla 18 km
District headquarters Bareilly 42 km

Villages closest to Ballia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballia village had a population of 7,256. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,872 residents.

Ballia village has 3,872 males and 3,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballia has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Ballia covers 293.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ballia falls under Aonla tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ballia is Ghatpuri, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ballia.

Ballia is about 42 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballia is in Aonla tehsil of Bareilly district. Budaun is about 9.9 km away. Ghatpuri is about 10 km away. Aonla 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 Banari (under 2 km), Husainpur (4.1 km) and Nagaria Veeran (4.2 km).

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

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