# Balua Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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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 **2,686 people in 413 households**, the 150th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,686people (2011)
- 413households
- 56.9%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balua

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 47 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**80%

Tap water ****49%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**96%

Use banking services ****88%**

**84%

Television ****35%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

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

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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+) ****56.9%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092**

**928

Working population ****69.7%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 49.6% for women. 70% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 515 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (17%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (3%) · **■** Marginal 968 (52%)

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

- Bishunpur Gabarua2,761 people
- Panch Rukhia2,736 people
- Harakhpura2,730 people
- Baijauli2,718 people
- Belawa Tikar2,675 people
- Barwa Vidyapati2,651 people
- Mundera Kala2,651 people
- Ballo Khas2,650 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balua?2,686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?56.9% (Census 2011)