About Balua Village

Balua is a large village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,403, made up of 2,143 males and 2,260 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 486.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273158, 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	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Campierganj
Pincode	273158
Area (hectares)	486.44 hectares
Population	4,403
Male Population	2,143
Female Population	2,260
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 24th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 486.44 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Balua

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

Balua lies about 4.9 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 2.2 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	Domingarh	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Campierganj	4.9 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	4.9 km

Villages closest to Balua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua village had a population of 4,403. That makes it the 24th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Balua village has 2,143 males and 2,260 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Balua is 273158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balua covers 486.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Domingarh, about 2.2 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 within village for Balua.

Balua is about 4.9 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Domingarh is about 2.2 km away. Campierganj is about 4.9 km away. Gorakhpur is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.