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About Ballochak Village

Ballochak is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 168 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballochak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballochak village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273406
Area (hectares) 12.09 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 168
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ballochak compares

By the 2011 count Ballochak is the 458th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 12.09 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ballochak

The census records public bus service for Ballochak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ballochak from other places

Ballochak lies about 20 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 17 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 Ballochak
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 17 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 20 km

Villages closest to Ballochak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballochak village had a population of 343. That makes it the 458th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Ballochak village has 168 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballochak has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ballochak is 273406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballochak covers 12.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ballochak falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ballochak is Sahjanwa, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Ballochak.

Ballochak is about 20 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballochak is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 4.8 km away. Sahjanwa is about 17 km away. Gorakhpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bel Bhadara Chak (under 2 km), Chak Daud (under 2 km) and Chakanakdah (under 2 km).

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

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