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About Balua Village

Balua is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 946, made up of 495 males and 451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.85 hectares hectares.

Balua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 187.85 hectares
Population 946
Male Population 495
Female Population 451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balua compares

By the 2011 count Balua is the 338th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 187.85 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Balua

Balua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Balua from other places

Balua lies about 27 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Lokvidyapith Nagar, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 12 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 12 km
Nearest railway station Lokvidyapith Nagar 18 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 27 km

Villages closest to Balua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 946. That makes it the 338th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Balua village has 495 males and 451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balua has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Balua covers 187.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balua falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balua is Lokvidyapith Nagar, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Balua.

Balua is about 27 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balua is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 12 km away. Mahārāganj is about 12 km away. Lokvidyapith Nagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahdeva Urf Baluabhar (under 2 km), Baij Nathpur Khurd (under 2 km) and Singhpur (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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