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About Balakmau Village

Balakmau is a large village in Sirathu tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,800, made up of 2,055 males and 1,745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balakmau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balakmau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Sirathu
Pincode 212201
Area (hectares) 351.18 hectares
Population 3,800
Male Population 2,055
Female Population 1,745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balakmau compares

By the 2011 count Balakmau is the 30th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents. Its 351.18 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Balakmau

Balakmau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balakmau 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balakmau from other places

Balakmau lies about 6.5 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Bidanpur, about 2.6 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 Balakmau
Nearest railway station Bidanpur 2.6 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirathu 13 km
Nearest town Kunda 19 km

Villages closest to Balakmau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balakmau village had a population of 3,800. That makes it the 30th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,982 residents.

Balakmau village has 2,055 males and 1,745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balakmau has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Balakmau is 212201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balakmau covers 351.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balakmau falls under Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balakmau is Bidanpur, about 2.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Balakmau.

Balakmau is about 6.5 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balakmau is in Sirathu tehsil of Kaushambi district. Bidanpur is about 2.6 km away. Kaushambi is about 6.5 km away. Sirathu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khara (under 2 km), Khoranv (1.7 km) and Bhadawan (1.8 km).

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

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