Skip to main content

About Ballia Village

Ballia is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 346 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 242221
Area (hectares) 80.76 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 346
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ballia compares

By the 2011 count Ballia is the 260th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 80.76 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 831.

Getting to Ballia

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

How far is Ballia from other places

Ballia lies about 5.5 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Roza Junction, about under 2 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 Ballia
Nearest railway station Roza Junction under 2 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 5.5 km
Nearest town Shāhjānpur 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 32 km

Villages closest to Ballia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballia village had a population of 634. That makes it the 260th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Ballia village has 346 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballia has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 831.

The pincode recorded for Ballia is 242221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballia covers 80.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ballia falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ballia is Roza Junction, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ballia.

Ballia is about 5.5 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballia is in Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Roza Junction is about under 2 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 5.5 km away. Shāhjānpur is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothi Urf Gulouthi (4.7 km), Sarkhanda (5.2 km) and Bara Khurd (13 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.