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About Balua Village

Balua is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,173, made up of 561 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.09 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 95.09 hectares
Population 1,173
Male Population 561
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 195th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 95.09 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1071.

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 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 14 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, 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 Shudnipur 6.0 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 14 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 14 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kerakat 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 1,173. That makes it the 195th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Balua village has 561 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1071.

Balua covers 95.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Balua is about 14 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 Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shudnipur is about 6.0 km away. Mariāhu is about 10 km away. Kerakat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashapur (under 2 km), Barahimpur (under 2 km) and Nahora (under 2 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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