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About Balua Village

Balua is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 552, made up of 276 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.98 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 40.98 hectares
Population 552
Male Population 276
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 262nd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 40.98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Balua

Balua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Balua from other places

Balua lies about 22 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 6.0 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 Sri Krishna Nagar 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 6.1 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 22 km

Villages closest to Balua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balua village had a population of 552. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Balua village has 276 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Balua covers 40.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balua falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balua.

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

Balua is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 6.0 km away. Badlapur is about 6.1 km away. Jaunpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rari Kala (under 2 km), Himmatpur (1.5 km) and Mirshadpur (1.7 km).

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

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