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About Bal Khurd Village

Bal Khurd is a large village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,542, made up of 1,286 males and 1,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.37 hectares hectares.

Bal Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bal Khurd village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Chauri Chaura
Area (hectares) 221.37 hectares
Population 2,542
Male Population 1,286
Female Population 1,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Bal Khurd is the 48th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 221.37 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Bal Khurd

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

Bal Khurd 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Chauri Chaura under 2 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 23 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 26 km

Villages closest to Bal Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Bal Khurd village had a population of 2,542. That makes it the 48th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Bal Khurd village has 1,286 males and 1,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bal Khurd has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Bal Khurd covers 221.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Bal Khurd 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 Khurd.

Bal Khurd 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 Khurd 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 Bujurg (under 2 km), Bhagwan Pur (under 2 km) and Phulawaria (under 2 km).

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

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