Ballia

This page provides an overview of Ballia: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

15,894,761
Population
2,356,256
Households
937
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
60.48%
Approx. literacy

Ballia has an aggregated population of 15,894,761. Approximately 40.77% live in rural areas (6,479,548) and 3.83% live in urban areas (608,218).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 6,479,548 3
Bairia 1,160,235 167
Ballia 2,798,311 788
Bansdih 1,533,507 489
Belthara Road 1,156,478 288
Rasra 1,612,265 403
Sikanderpur 1,154,417 244

Population summary

Ballia has a population of 15,894,761 (8,205,626 males and 7,689,135 females). The sex ratio is about 937 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population15,894,761
Male8,205,626
Female7,689,135
Rural population6,479,548 (40.77%)
Urban population608,218 (3.83%)
Households2,356,256

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 60.48%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates9,612,995
Total illiterates6,281,766

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,445,515 (15.39%). ST: 539,634 (3.4%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,445,51515.39%
ST539,6343.4%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,319,352 (14.59%). Workers: 5,006,390 (31.5%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,319,35214.59%
Total workers5,006,39031.5%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Ballia 3,239,774
Ballia 2,935,665
Ballia 979,400
Ballia 839,511
Rasra 548,010
Bansdih 540,524
Rasra 516,245
Bansdih 452,459
Sikanderpur 392,801
Belthara Road 392,294