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About Balasi Village

Balasi is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,798, made up of 959 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balasi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233302
Area (hectares) 115.57 hectares
Population 1,798
Male Population 959
Female Population 839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
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 Balasi compares

By the 2011 count Balasi is the 91st largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 115.57 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Balasi

The census records public bus service for Balasi 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 Balasi from other places

Balasi lies about 65 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Varanasi City, about 2.0 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 Balasi
Nearest town Varanasi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Varanasi City 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 33 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 65 km

Villages closest to Balasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balasi village had a population of 1,798. That makes it the 91st largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Balasi village has 959 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balasi has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Balasi is 233302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balasi covers 115.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balasi falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balasi is Varanasi City, about 2.0 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 Balasi.

Balasi is about 65 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balasi is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Varanasi is about under 2 km away. Varanasi City is about 2.0 km away. Saidpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akasila (under 2 km), Chak Kasim (under 2 km) and Saray Kasim (under 2 km).

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

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