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About Balu Village

Balu is a large village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,855, made up of 1,497 males and 1,358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 397.6 hectares hectares.

Balu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Area (hectares) 397.6 hectares
Population 2,855
Male Population 1,497
Female Population 1,358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balu compares

By the 2011 count Balu is the 55th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 397.6 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Balu

Balu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balu 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balu from other places

Balu lies about 35 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Nanauta, about 12 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 Balu
Nearest town Gangoh 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Nanauta 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 22 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 35 km

Villages closest to Balu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balu village had a population of 2,855. That makes it the 55th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Balu village has 1,497 males and 1,358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balu has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Balu covers 397.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balu falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balu is Nanauta, about 12 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 village for Balu.

Balu is about 35 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balu is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Gangoh is about 8.2 km away. Nanauta is about 12 km away. Nakur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahangi (2.2 km), Dhola Fatehpur (2.4 km) and Kalsi (3.3 km).

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

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