# Ballia District, Uttar Pradesh – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Uttar Pradesh 

# Ballia district

Ballia is a district of Uttar Pradesh, 29th of 71 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **3,239,774 people** in 6 sub-districts, 11 towns and 2,361 villages; 9% lived in towns. The largest town is [Ballia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/ballia/ballia/) (104,424).

- 3,239,774people (2011)
- 6sub-districts
- 11towns
- 70.9%literacy

## Who lives in Ballia?

Ballia had **3,239,774 people** at the 2011 Census — 1.6% of Uttar Pradesh's population and 29th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh by population. There were 937 women for every 1,000 men (above the Uttar Pradesh figure of 912; 18th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 900 girls per 1,000 boys (the Uttar Pradesh figure is 902). An average household had 6.7 people, against 6.0 across Uttar Pradesh.

## How literate is Ballia?

70.9% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Uttar Pradesh's 67.7%), 25th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Men were at 81.5% and women at 59.8% — a gap of 21.7 points (it is 20.1 points across Uttar Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Ballia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/ballia/) (73.8%) and lowest in [Bansdih](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/bansdih/) (65.8%).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What do people in Ballia do for a living?

31.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 18.9%). Of all workers, 15% farmed their own land, 16% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 21% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 44% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 31% of workers here, against 38% across Uttar Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Bairia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/bairia/) (40% of workers in farming) and the least is [Belthara Road](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/belthara-road/) (27% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 15 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 21 (21%) · **■** Marginal 44 (44%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns of Ballia

9.4% of people lived in towns and cities (below Uttar Pradesh's 22.3%), 55th of 71 districts of Uttar Pradesh. The Census counted 11 towns: 9 statutory towns with a municipality and 2 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Ballia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/ballia/ballia/) with 104,424 people, home to 34% of the urban population.

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Villages of Ballia

Ballia had 2,361 census villages, 1,843 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,593 people; 113 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Bariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/bairia/bariya/) (28,394), [Pur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/sikanderpur/pur/) (23,769), [Ibarahimabad Uparwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/bairia/ibarahimabad-uparwar/) (20,790), [Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/bairia/sonbarsa/) (20,735) and [Sisotar Diyara](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/sikanderpur/sisotar-diyara/) (19,458).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Ballia district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Ballia district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> The district of Ballia, constituted in 1879, occupies an angle at the junction of the Gogra with the Ganges, being bordered by two districts of Behar. It contains an area of 1245 sq. m. Owing to the great pressure on the soil from the density of the population, to the reluctance to part with land characteristic of small proprietors, to the generally great productiveness of land and to the very light assessment of government revenue, land in Ballia, for agricultural purposes merely, has a market value higher than in almost any other district. It commonly brings in Rs. 200 per bigha, or £20 per acre, and sometimes double that figure. In 1901 the population was 987,768, showing a decrease of 5% in the decade. The principal crops are rice, barley, other food-grains, pulse, sugar-cane and opium. There are practically no manufactures, except that of sugar. Trade is carried on largely by way of the two bordering rivers.

Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica).

Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted.

## Population of Ballia compared with Uttar Pradesh

■ Ballia · ■ Uttar Pradesh

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**902

Working population ****31.5%**

**32.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ballia

Of every 100 households in Ballia in 2011, 25 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ballia · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

Toilet within the home ****26%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

Tap water ****16%**

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

Use banking services ****77%**

Television ****24%**

Mobile phone ****68%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****14%**

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

None of these assets ****12%**

Own their home ****98%**

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sub-districts of Ballia

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Belthara Road](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/belthara-road/) 392,294 285 1 

[Sikanderpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/sikanderpur/) 392,801 241 1 

[Rasra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/rasra/) 548,010 400 1 

[Ballia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/ballia/) 979,400 785 4 

[Bansdih](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/bansdih/) 540,524 486 4 

[Bairia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/ballia/bairia/) 386,745 164 0 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cities and towns in Ballia

- Ballia · 104,424
- Rasra · 31,765
- Reoti · 26,359
- Sikanderpur · 23,986
- Chitbara Gaon · 21,879
- Bansdih · 21,201
- Sahatwar · 20,615
- Belthara Road · 20,404
- Maniyar · 19,890
- Premchak Urf Baheri · 7,063
- Middha · 6,523

## Largest villages in Ballia

- Bariya · 28,394
- Pur · 23,769
- Ibarahimabad Uparwar · 20,790
- Sonbarsa · 20,735
- Sisotar Diyara · 19,458
- Haldi · 15,779
- Nagra · 14,405
- Belhari · 14,369
- Kotawa · 13,987
- Shri Nagar · 13,376
- Sukhpura · 13,184
- Shivpur Diyar Numbery · 12,833
- Ratshar Kalan · 12,658
- Haldi Rampur · 12,064
- Basantpur Mustahakam · 11,912
- Shivpur Diear Nai Basti · 11,907
- Madadih · 11,422
- Chand Diar · 11,106
- Korrha Nobarar · 11,000
- Khejuri · 10,239

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- How many sub-districts are in Ballia?6: Belthara Road, Sikanderpur, Rasra, Ballia, Bansdih, Bairia
- What is the population of Ballia district?3,239,774 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Ballia?Ballia