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About Baliya Village

Baliya is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 423 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Pincode 273412
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 894
Male Population 423
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baliya compares

By the 2011 count Baliya is the 153rd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Baliya

Baliya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baliya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Baliya from other places

Baliya lies about 34 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 26 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 Baliya
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 10 km
Nearest town Chillupār 24 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 26 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 34 km

Villages closest to Baliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliya village had a population of 894. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Baliya village has 423 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliya has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Baliya is 273412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliya covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baliya falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baliya is Dohrighat, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Baliya.

Baliya is about 34 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baliya is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 10 km away. Chillupār is about 24 km away. Dohrighat is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harauli (under 2 km), Bhivari (under 2 km) and Janipur (under 2 km).

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

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