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About Balgara Village

Balgara is a mid sized village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,933, made up of 989 males and 944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 228142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balgara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 228142
Area (hectares) 179.32 hectares
Population 1,933
Male Population 989
Female Population 944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
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 Balgara compares

By the 2011 count Balgara is the 52nd largest of the 369 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 179.32 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Balgara

Balgara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balgara 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 Balgara from other places

Balgara lies about 89 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Prayag 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 Balgara
Nearest railway station Prayag Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 32 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 89 km

Villages closest to Balgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balgara village had a population of 1,933. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 369 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Balgara village has 989 males and 944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balgara has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Balgara is 228142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balgara covers 179.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balgara falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balgara is Prayag 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 Balgara.

Balgara is about 89 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balgara is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Sultanpur district. Prayag Junction is about under 2 km away. Prayagraj is about 4.9 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govihdpur (2.7 km), Faijullapur (5.9 km) and Chandanpur (8.3 km).

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

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