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About Bal Bujurg Village

Bal Bujurg is a large village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,822, made up of 1,983 males and 1,839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.22 hectares hectares.

Bal Bujurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bal Bujurg village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Chauri Chaura
Area (hectares) 187.22 hectares
Population 3,822
Male Population 1,983
Female Population 1,839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 Bal Bujurg compares

By the 2011 count Bal Bujurg is the 28th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 187.22 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bal Bujurg

The census records public bus service for Bal Bujurg 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 Bal Bujurg from other places

Bal Bujurg lies about 26 km from Gorakhpur. 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 Bal Bujurg
Tehsil headquarters Chauri Chaura under 2 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 23 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Bal Bujurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauri Chaura 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 Bal Bujurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Bal Bujurg village had a population of 3,822. That makes it the 28th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Bal Bujurg village has 1,983 males and 1,839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bal Bujurg has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Bal Bujurg covers 187.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bal Bujurg falls under Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Bal Bujurg notes the nearest railway station 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 Bal Bujurg.

Bal Bujurg is about 26 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bal Bujurg is in Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chauri Chaura is about under 2 km away. Rūdarpur is about 23 km away. Gorakhpur 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 Bal Khurd (under 2 km), Chaura (under 2 km) and Bhopa Bazar (under 2 km).

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

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