Ballia district

Ballia district
Ballia Railway Station
Ballia Railway Station
Location of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh
Location of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates (Ballia): 28°12′00″N 79°22′00″E / 28.2°N 79.3667°E / 28.2; 79.3667
CountryIndia
StateUttar Pradesh
DivisionAzamgarh
HeadquartersBallia
Tehsils
Government
 • Lok Sabha constituenciesBallia, Salempur and Ghosi
Area
 • Total2,981 km2 (1,151 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,239,774
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 • Urban
304,109
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialUrdu[1]
 • Regional languageBhojpuri
Demographics
 • Literacy73.82%
 • Sex ratio933
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highwaysUP SH 1, UP SH 1B, NH 31, Ballia Greenfield Expressway
Average annual precipitation1608.9 mm
Websiteballia.nic.in

Ballia district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ballia district is a part of Azamgarh division situated in the east of Uttar Pradesh. The main economic activity is agriculture. City is the district headquarters and commercial market of this district. It is the birthplace of former prime minister of India Chandra Sekhar Singh There are six tehsils in this district: Ballia, Bansdih, Rasra, Bairia, Sikandarpur and Belthara. Rasra is the second major commercial area of the district, having a government sugar mill and a cotton weaving industry. Though Ballia's core occupation is agriculture there are some additional small industries. Maniar is known for its bindi industry and is a major supplier.

  1. ^ a b "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

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