# Balua Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Khajni, Gorakhpur 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Khajni sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **299 people in 62 households**, the 506th largest of 694 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 299people (2011)
- 62households
- 72.7%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balua

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 29 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Khajni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****62%**

**80%

Television ****15%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****26%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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).

## What is the population of Balua?

■ Balua · ■ Khajni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**904

Working population ****23.1%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 60.0% for women. 38% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (13%) · **■** Marginal 8 (12%)

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 Khajni

- Bahadurpur Khurd308 people
- Purwa307 people
- Bhelakhas306 people
- Kathaichee300 people
- Raghuadih Bujurg298 people
- Jaisar296 people
- Meuree296 people
- Mohali Shital295 people

[All 769 villages in Khajni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/khajni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balua?299 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Gorakhpur district (Khajni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?72.7% (Census 2011)