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About Balna Village

Balna is a mid sized village in Hathras tehsil, in the district of Mahamaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 925, made up of 482 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.14 hectares hectares.

Balna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balna village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahamaya Nagar
Tehsil Hathras
Area (hectares) 153.14 hectares
Population 925
Male Population 482
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balna compares

By the 2011 count Balna is the 148th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,440 residents. Its 153.14 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Balna

Balna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balna from other places

Balna lies about 20 km from Mahamaya Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Jalesar Road, about 10 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 Balna
Nearest railway station Jalesar Road 10 km
Nearest town Jalesar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathras 14 km
District headquarters Mahamaya Nagar 20 km

Villages closest to Balna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balna village had a population of 925. That makes it the 148th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,440 residents.

Balna village has 482 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balna has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Balna covers 153.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balna falls under Hathras tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balna is Jalesar Road, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balna.

Balna is about 20 km from Mahamaya Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balna is in Hathras tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district. Jalesar Road is about 10 km away. Jalesar is about 14 km away. Hathras 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 Garhi Balna (under 2 km), Kharwa (under 2 km) and Bhilokhari (1.6 km).

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

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