Ballia

Also known as Ballia, Uttar Pradesh

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Place details

Locality: Ballia
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ballia
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_alt: Yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ballia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Purvanchal
Settlement.government_type: Municipal council
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 104424
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ballia
Area: 16
Elevation: 159
Image: BalliaUp60.jpg
Dialing code: 05498

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postal code: 277001
Commons category: Ballia railway station
native label: बलिया

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Contents

Etymology
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Religion
Culture/Cityscape
Dadri Mela (fair)
Transportation
Education
Universities and colleges
Schools
Notable people
References
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Ballia is a city with a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The eastern boundary of the city lies at the junction of two major rivers, the Ganges and the Ghaghara. The city is situated equidistant from Gorakhpur & Varanasi and about 380 km from the state capital Lucknow. Ballia is around from Patna, Bihar. It is home to a protected area, the Jai Prakash Narayan bird sanctuary.

==Etymology== The name Ballia is an ancligised spelling of Hindi Baliyā (Devanagari: बलिया). According to Paul Whalley, the name is derived from the personal name Bali along with the suffix -ā. The "y" in the name is a glide inserted between the vowels to make it easier to pronounce; the resulting similarity to the diminutive suffix -iyā is only coincidental.