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About Balarau Village

Balarau is a large village in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,408, made up of 1,261 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 203131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balarau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balarau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Pincode 203131
Area (hectares) 286.199 hectares
Population 2,408
Male Population 1,261
Female Population 1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balarau compares

By the 2011 count Balarau is the 52nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 286.199 hectares work out to about 8.4 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 888.

Getting to Balarau

Balarau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balarau as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balarau from other places

Balarau lies about 22 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur, about 4.7 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 Balarau
Nearest railway station Kamalpur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 5.6 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 22 km

Villages closest to Balarau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balarau village had a population of 2,408. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Balarau village has 1,261 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarau has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Balarau is 203131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarau covers 286.199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balarau falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balarau is Kamalpur, about 4.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balarau.

Balarau is about 22 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarau is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Kamalpur is about 4.7 km away. Khurja is about 5.6 km away. Bulandshahr is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahtajpur Bhal (under 2 km), Mansoorpur (under 2 km) and Rohinda (1.9 km).

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

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