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About Balha Rai Village

Balha Rai is a mid sized village in Tarabganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 386 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.79 hectares hectares.

Balha Rai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balha Rai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Tarabganj
Area (hectares) 200.79 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 386
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 Balha Rai compares

By the 2011 count Balha Rai is the 264th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents. Its 200.79 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Balha Rai

Balha Rai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balha Rai 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 Balha Rai from other places

Balha Rai lies about 15 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Motiganj, about 10 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 Balha Rai
Tehsil headquarters Tarabganj 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Motiganj 10 km
District headquarters Gonda 15 km
Nearest town Gondā City 15 km

Villages closest to Balha Rai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarabganj 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 Balha Rai

As per the Census of India 2011, Balha Rai village had a population of 768. That makes it the 264th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents.

Balha Rai village has 386 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balha Rai has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Balha Rai covers 200.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balha Rai falls under Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balha Rai is Motiganj, about 10 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 Balha Rai.

Balha Rai is about 15 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balha Rai is in Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district. Tarabganj is about 9.5 km away. Motiganj is about 10 km away. Gonda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur Katra (under 2 km), Nagwa (under 2 km) and Bhatbabhni (under 2 km).

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

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