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About Baluwa Village

Baluwa is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 116 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baluwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baluwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 212161
Area (hectares) 14.77 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 116
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baluwa compares

By the 2011 count Baluwa is the 1029th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 14.77 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Baluwa

The census records public bus service for Baluwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baluwa from other places

Baluwa lies about 55 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Ahirauli, about 11 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 Baluwa
Nearest town Bānsi 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Ahirauli 11 km
District headquarters Basti 55 km

Villages closest to Baluwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baluwa village had a population of 233. That makes it the 1029th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Baluwa village has 116 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baluwa has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Baluwa is 212161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baluwa covers 14.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baluwa falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baluwa is Ahirauli, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baluwa.

Baluwa is about 55 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baluwa is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 6.6 km away. Harraiya is about 7.7 km away. Ahirauli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baluwa Chaube (under 2 km), Haluwa (under 2 km) and Kodari (under 2 km).

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

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