# Balua Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **946 people in 137 households**, the 376th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 946people (2011)
- 137households
- 68.0%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balua

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****100%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**84%

Television ****0%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823**

**928

Working population ****37.6%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 53.0% for women. 46% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (10%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 258 (72%)

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 Maharajganj

- Murila Tiwari993 people
- Bindawalia989 people
- Chuani962 people
- Bhaisa958 people
- Chandan Chaki912 people
- Dhodhila902 people
- Dharampur883 people
- Pipara Dargah874 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balua?946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?68.0% (Census 2011)