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About Balenda Village

Balenda is a mid sized village in Bilgram tehsil, in the district of Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 415 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 241301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balenda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balenda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Hardoi
Tehsil Bilgram
Pincode 241301
Area (hectares) 152.6 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 415
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balenda compares

By the 2011 count Balenda is the 236th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,789 residents. Its 152.6 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Balenda

Balenda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balenda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Balenda from other places

Balenda lies about 22 km from Hardoi, and the nearest railway station is Madhonganj, about 12 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 Balenda
Tehsil headquarters Bilgram 4.4 km
Nearest town Bilgrām 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Madhonganj 12 km
District headquarters Hardoi 22 km

Villages closest to Balenda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balenda village had a population of 796. That makes it the 236th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,789 residents.

Balenda village has 415 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balenda has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Balenda is 241301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balenda covers 152.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balenda falls under Bilgram tehsil of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balenda is Madhonganj, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balenda.

Balenda is about 22 km from Hardoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balenda is in Bilgram tehsil of Hardoi district. Bilgram is about 4.4 km away. Bilgrām is about 4.4 km away. Madhonganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarauli Sherpur (1.7 km), Haibatpur (2.1 km) and Akbarpur Pasnamau (2.2 km).

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

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