About Balwa Afgan Village

Balwa Afgan is one of the larger villages in Bhatpar Rani tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,754, made up of 3,661 males and 4,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536.57 hectares hectares.

Balwa Afgan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwa Afgan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Deoria
Tehsil	Bhatpar Rani
Area (hectares)	536.57 hectares
Population	7,754
Male Population	3,661
Female Population	4,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,118
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balwa Afgan compares

By the 2011 count Balwa Afgan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 536.57 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Balwa Afgan

Balwa Afgan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balwa Afgan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balwa Afgan from other places

Balwa Afgan lies about 48 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Karchhue, about 8.0 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 Balwa Afgan
Nearest railway station	Karchhue	8.0 km
Nearest town	Mairwa	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhatpar Rani	17 km
District headquarters	Deoria	48 km

Villages closest to Balwa Afgan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatpar Rani 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.

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Common questions about Balwa Afgan

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwa Afgan village had a population of 7,754. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Balwa Afgan village has 3,661 males and 4,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwa Afgan has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Balwa Afgan covers 536.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balwa Afgan falls under Bhatpar Rani tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balwa Afgan is Karchhue, about 8.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balwa Afgan.

Balwa Afgan is about 48 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwa Afgan is in Bhatpar Rani tehsil of Deoria district. Karchhue is about 8.0 km away. Mairwa is about 8.9 km away. Bhatpar Rani is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.