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About Pura Balai Village

Pura Balai is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 467 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pura Balai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pura Balai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Pincode 222125
Area (hectares) 54.81 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 467
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Pura Balai compares

By the 2011 count Pura Balai is the 186th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 54.81 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Pura Balai

Pura Balai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pura Balai 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 Pura Balai from other places

Pura Balai lies about 41 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Nima Gopalpur, about 2.3 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 Pura Balai
Nearest railway station Nima Gopalpur 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 14 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 30 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 41 km

Villages closest to Pura Balai

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 Pura Balai

As per the Census of India 2011, Pura Balai village had a population of 957. That makes it the 186th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Pura Balai village has 467 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pura Balai has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Pura Balai is 222125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pura Balai covers 54.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pura Balai falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pura Balai is Nima Gopalpur, about 2.3 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 Pura Balai.

Pura Balai is about 41 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pura Balai is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Nima Gopalpur is about 2.3 km away. Badlapur is about 14 km away. Shāhganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pura Duddi (under 2 km), Pura Rajwar (under 2 km) and Purachinta (under 2 km).

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

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