Ballia district | |
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 Location of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh | |
| Coordinates (Ballia): 28°12′00″N 79°22′00″E / 28.2°N 79.3667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Uttar Pradesh |
| Division | Azamgarh |
| Headquarters | Ballia |
| Tehsils | |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Ballia, Salempur and Ghosi |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,981 km2 (1,151 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,239,774 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 304,109 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| • Regional language | Bhojpuri |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 73.82% |
| • Sex ratio | 933 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Major highways | UP SH 1, UP SH 1B, NH 31, Ballia Greenfield Expressway |
| Average annual precipitation | 1608.9 mm |
| Website | ballia |
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 Shekhar 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.
- ^ 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.