# Balua Village, Pindra, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Pindra, Varanasi 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Pindra sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,140 people in 494 households**, the 42nd largest of 423 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 3,140people (2011)
- 494households
- 67.3%literacy
- 1,098females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balua

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 18 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Pindra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**34%

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

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**28%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****73%**

**82%

Television ****27%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Pindra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075**

**899

Working population ****44.2%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 57.7% for women. 48% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 261 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 219 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (11%) · **■** Marginal 739 (53%)

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 Pindra

- Shishwa3,301 people
- Kavirampur3,224 people
- Bira Patti3,177 people
- Mahimapur3,150 people
- Sharawa3,138 people
- Sarai Kazi3,107 people
- Thana3,094 people
- Ausanpur3,077 people

[All 431 villages in Pindra](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/pindra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balua?3,140 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Varanasi district (Pindra sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?67.3% (Census 2011)