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Ballia Population 2024

Ballia city is governed by Municipal Corporation which comes under Ballia Metropolitan Region. The Ballia city is located in Uttar Pradesh state of India.


The current estimate population of Ballia city in 2024 is 147,000 , while Ballia metro population is estimated at 156,000 . The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Ballia city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Ballia city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Ballia city, we will update the same here in 2024. As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Ballia in 2011 is 104,424. Although Ballia city has population of 104,424; its urban / metropolitan population is 111,487.

Ballia Literacy Rate and Sex Ratio

In education section, total literates in Ballia city are 77,331 of which 43,298 are males while 34,033 are females. Average literacy rate of Ballia city is 83.33 percent of which male and female literacy was 88.05 and 78.01 percent. The sex ratio of Ballia city is 883 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 850 per 1000 boys.

Ballia Slum Population

Total no. of Slums in Ballia city numbers 1,682 in which population of 11,507 resides. This is around 11.02% of total population of Ballia city.

Ballia Religion

Hinduism is majority religion in Ballia city with 88.39 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Ballia with approximately 10.39 % following it. In Ballia city, Christinity is followed by 0.13 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.23 % and Buddhism by 0.04 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.81 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Religion Percentage Total
Hindu 88.39 % 92,299
Muslims 10.39 % 10,851
Christian 0.13 % 133
Sikh 0.23 % 240
Buddhist 0.04 % 39
Jain 0.01 % 11
Others 0.00 % 1
Not Stated 0.81 % 850

Ballia Future Population 2021-2031

Ballia City Metropolitan
2011 104,424 111,487
2021 135,000 144,000
2022 139,000 148,000
2023 143,000 152,000
2024 147,000 156,000
2025 151,000 160,000
2026 155,000 164,000
2027 159,000 168,000
2028 163,000 173,000
2029 167,000 178,000
2030 172,000 183,000
2031 177,000 188,000
Ballia City 2011 Total Male Female
City Population 104,424 55,459 48,965
Literates 77,331 43,298 34,033
Children (0-6) 11,623 6,284 5,339
Average Literacy (%) 83.33 % 88.05 % 78.01 %
Sexratio 883
Child Sexratio 850

Ballia Metropolitan Region

Ballia city comes under Ballia Metropolitan area.
Ballia Metropolitan Total Male Female
Population 111,487 59,109 52,378
Literates 82,691 46,173 36,518
Children (0-6) 12,422 6,696 5,726
Average Literacy (%) 83.47 % 88.09 % 78.28 %
Sexratio 886
Child Sexratio 855
Ballia Metropolitan Areas
Ballia, and Premchak Urf Baheri