About Balua Village

Balua is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 150 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.04 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Area (hectares)	29.04 hectares
Population	299
Male Population	150
Female Population	149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 482nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 29.04 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Balua

Balua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balua as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 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
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	13 km

Villages closest to Balua

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.

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Common questions about Balua

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua village had a population of 299. That makes it the 482nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Balua village has 150 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Balua covers 29.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Khajni 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Domingarh is about 2.2 km away. Gorakhpur is about 4.9 km away. Khajni is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.