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About Baluwa Village

Baluwa is a mid sized village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 879 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.62 hectares hectares.

Baluwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baluwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 120.62 hectares
Population 1,617
Male Population 879
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baluwa compares

By the 2011 count Baluwa is the 159th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 120.62 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Baluwa

Baluwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ 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 20 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Rajawari, about 9.8 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 railway station Rajawari 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 11 km
Nearest town Saidpur 13 km
District headquarters Chandauli 20 km

Villages closest to Baluwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakaldiha 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 1,617. That makes it the 159th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Baluwa village has 879 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baluwa has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Baluwa covers 120.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baluwa falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baluwa is Rajawari, about 9.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baluwa.

Baluwa is about 20 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baluwa is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Rajawari is about 9.8 km away. Sakaldiha is about 11 km away. Saidpur 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 Derawan Khurd (under 2 km), Kaithi (under 2 km) and Matiyara (1.7 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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