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About Balli Village

Balli is a large village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,940, made up of 2,074 males and 1,866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602.4 hectares hectares.

Balli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 602.4 hectares
Population 3,940
Male Population 2,074
Female Population 1,866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balli compares

By the 2011 count Balli is the 16th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 602.4 hectares work out to about 6.5 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 873.

Getting to Balli

Balli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Balli from other places

Balli lies about 13 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Khera, about 3.4 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 Balli
Nearest railway station Parsa Khera 3.4 km
Nearest town Fatehganj West 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 13 km
District headquarters Bareilly 13 km

Villages closest to Balli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balli village had a population of 3,940. That makes it the 16th largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Balli village has 2,074 males and 1,866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balli has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Balli covers 602.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balli falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balli is Parsa Khera, about 3.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balli.

Balli is about 13 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balli is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Parsa Khera is about 3.4 km away. Fatehganj West is about 4.5 km away. Meerganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ballia (under 2 km), Marhauli (under 2 km) and Dhantia (1.8 km).

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

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