# Balua Village, Campierganj, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Campierganj, Gorakhpur 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Campierganj sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,403 people in 799 households**, the 25th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%.

- 4,403people (2011)
- 799households
- 53.4%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balua

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 20 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Campierganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****12%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****78%**

**78%

Television ****15%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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

## What is the population of Balua?

■ Balua · ■ Campierganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**63.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**924

Working population ****35.9%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 39.8% for women. 50% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 175 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (4%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,247 (79%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Campierganj

- Suras4,587 people
- Laxmipur4,540 people
- Gopalpur Urf Harnampur4,475 people
- Ramnagar Keotalia4,415 people
- Khajur Gawan4,353 people
- Makhanha4,117 people
- Burehli3,897 people
- Laxmipur3,791 people

[All 217 villages in Campierganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/campierganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balua?4,403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Gorakhpur district (Campierganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?53.4% (Census 2011)