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About Balua Village

Balua is a mid sized village in Bhatpar Rani tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 601 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 274703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Bhatpar Rani
Pincode 274703
Area (hectares) 81.03 hectares
Population 1,216
Male Population 601
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 117th largest of the 313 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 81.03 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Balua

Balua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balua 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balua from other places

Balua lies about 42 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 3.5 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 Balua
Nearest railway station Bankata 3.5 km
Nearest town Mairwa 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatpar Rani 9.5 km
District headquarters Deoria 42 km

Villages closest to Balua

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.

Common questions about Balua

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 117th largest of the 313 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Balua village has 601 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1053.

The pincode recorded for Balua is 274703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balua covers 81.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Balua is Bankata, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance for Balua.

Balua is about 42 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Bhatpar Rani tehsil of Deoria district. Bankata is about 3.5 km away. Mairwa is about 8.0 km away. Bhatpar Rani is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birni (under 2 km), Dhani Chak (under 2 km) and Handi Chak (under 2 km).

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

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