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Ballia district
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 Ballia district
main economic activity is agriculture. City is the district headquarters and District of Uttar Pradesh
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.

History Ballia Railway Station

Ballia district was established in 1879 out of Ghazipur district along with
some parts of Azamgarh district.[2] Before being separated, Ballia tehsil had
formed a subdivision of Ghazipur district, comprising the parganas of Ballia,
Doaba, and Kharid.[2] In addition, the new district included the parganas of
Lakhnesar and Kopachit from Ghazipur district, as well as Bhadaon and
Sikandarpur from Azamgarh district.[2] These formed the tehsil of Rasra.[2]

Some administrative changes then took place in the following years.[2] In

April 1882, Bansdih tehsil was created out of Kharid pargana along with the
new pargana of Sikandarpur East, which was formed out of 225 villages of
Sikandarpur pargana.[2] At the same time, 212 villages of Kopachit pargana
were detached to form the new pargana of Kopachit East, which went into
Ballia tehsil.[2] Then in April 1883, tappa Dhaka of pargana Zahurabad was Location of Ballia district in Uttar
joined with Sikandarpur West, and in November 1884, 13 villages of Pradesh
Coordinates (Ballia): 28.2°N 79.3667°E
Lakhnesar pargana that lay on the right bank of the Sarju were transferred
back into Ghazipur district.[2] Another major change happened in March Country India
1892, when the parganas of Garha and Sarai Kota, previously in State Uttar Pradesh
Muhammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district, were moved into Ballia and Division Azamgarh
placed in Ballia tehsil.[2] Headquarters Ballia
Tehsils Ballia
Other more minor changes also took place due to the shifting course of the
Bairia
major rivers.[2] For example, in June 1892, the village of Diara Khawaspur Bansdih
was transferred into Ballia district from Shahabad district because it had Belthara Road
now come to be on the left bank of the Ganges.[2] Then in January 1896, the Rasra
four villages of Bijaura, Sital Patti, Sheopur, and Bhelsipah were transferred Sikanderpur
into Ballia from Shahabad for the same reason.[2] However, these changes
Government
had little impact on the local population because when the villages became
• Lok Sabha Ballia,
flooded, residents generally retreated inland on the same side of the river, constituencies Salempur and
rather than crossing over into the new district.[2] Ghosi
Area
Until 1794, the area of modern Ballia district had formed part of Benares
• Total 2,981 km2
State.[2] On 27 October of that year, Raja Mahip Narayan Singh signed a
(1,151 sq mi)
treaty to cede the territory to the British.[2]
Population (2011)
• Total 3,239,774
Struggle for independence • Density 1,100/km2
(2,800/sq mi)
In 1908, students at the government school in Ballia held a procession to
• Urban 304,109
celebrate the release of nationalist writer B.G. Tilak from prison.[3] When
Language
the students reached the kutchery, the police made a lathi charge on them

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and many students were maimed.[3]

25 students were expelled and many • Official Hindi[1]
others quit in order to focus on political activities.[3] • Additional official Urdu[1]
• Regional Bhojpuri
When Mahatma Gandhi launched the non-cooperation movement in the language
early 1920s, the people in Ballia district responded enthusiastically.[3] A Demographics
volunteer force of 2,600 was raised in the district to help organise meetings • Literacy 73.82%
and protests and conduct night patrols.[3] The district also contributed a • Sex ratio 933
sum of 13,000 rupees to the Tilak Memorial Swaraj Fund.[3] Stores selling Time zone UTC+05:30
alcohol were picketed, and many palm trees were cut down throughout the (IST)
district (due to their being used to make arrack).[3] Law courts and Major highways UP SH 1, UP
government offices were boycotted, and many students stopped attending SH 1B, NH 31,
school in order to take part in meetings and processions.[3] British goods Ballia
Greenfield
were also boycotted, and foreign goods were burnt in public: among the
Expressway
recorded incidents in Ballia district were one ganja seller in Rasra and a
Average annual 1608.9 mm
number of cloth merchants in Ballia who publicly burnt their wares in
precipitation
protest.[3]
Website ballia.nic.in (htt
ps://ballia.nic.i
On 4 April 1922 Jawaharlal Nehru spoke to a crowd of 3,000 people in
n/)
Ballia.[3] Then, on 21 and 22 June, Motilal Nehru and Madan Mohan
Malaviya also gave addresses at Rasra and Ballia, where they promoted Swadeshi ideas including the revival of
hand-spinning and hand-weaving, ending untouchability among Hindus, prohibition of alcohol, and Hindu-Muslim
unity.[3] Their speeches received very positive receptions, and a national school was established at Bansdih while
spinning wheels were distributed in rural parts of the district.[3]

Jawaharlal Nehru returned to Ballia in 1923, where he gave a speech denouncing Gandhi's arrest and
imprisonment.[3] As a result, on 18 March (exactly one year after Gandhi's arrest), members of the district held a
total hartal.[3] Gandhi himself later visited the district in 1925, where he thanked the district residents for their
enthusiastic participation in the non-cooperation movement.[3] Later, in protest of the Simon Commission in 1928,
all schools run by the Ballia district board were closed and a complete hartal observed.[3]

In early 1930, many Ballia district residents took part in the salt satyagraha.[3] Then, beginning on 12 April, salt was
publicly manufactured in Ballia in violation of the British salt law.[3] People in Reoti, Rasra, and Bansdih later
followed suit.[3]

Quit India Movement

During the Quit India Movement of 1942, Ballia district saw much activity, leading to it gaining the nickname
"Revolutionary Ballia".[3] On 19 August people raised the Indian tricolour at the Bairia police station, but the officers
took it down.[3] In protest, on the 18th, a crowd of some 25,000 people gathered and attempted to replace the flag.[3]
The police officers opened fire on the protestors, killing at least 20 and injuring about 100 more.[3] This began
around 14:00 and continued for about six hours.[3] That night, however, the police evacuated the station, and it was
occupied by the protestors the next morning.[3]

The violence against protestors at Bairia outraged locals, who took up arms in spite of the ideal of nonviolent
resistance generally prevailing until then.[3] A crowd of around 50,000 marched toward the district jail to free their
compatriots whom the British had arrested.[3] When the district magistrate (who was himself Indian) learned of
this, he went to the imprisoned local leaders, including Chittu Pandey and Ramanant Pandey, and offered to release
them provided they pacified the crowd.[3] When they refused, the magistrate asked them to ensure that no harm was
done to the treasury, jail, and government property.[3] When they refused again, and the magistrate was left with no
choice but to release them unconditionally and merely hope they would then leave the government property alone.[3]

After their release, the leaders held a massive town hall meeting, where Chittu Pandey urged the people "not to
indulge in sabotage or similar activities."[3] Many disregarded this, however, so outraged were they at the British
police's violence, and went about looting houses of government officers along with those viewed as collaborators
with the government, as well as shops selling liquor and foreign cloth.[3] The district magistrate, now sure that the
treasury would be raided, ordered the currency amounts to be noted and then the money itself burned.[3] On 20
August the people of Ballia proclaimed independence from the British, declared itself part of the Congress raj, and
set up a local governing body with Chittu Pandey at its head.[3]

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However, British troops entered Ballia during the night of 22–23 August and deposed the local government.[3] They
arrested anyone who had taken part — or was suspected to have taken part — in the revolutionary activities, beat and
tortured them, and burned down their houses.[3] Some were intentionally starved.[3] In March 1944, Feroze Gandhi
and a lawyer from Allahabad came by rail to give legal representation to the prisoners; their arrival was celebrated
by a growing crowd that became a procession as they made their way to the Chowk.[3] Other lawyers then followed
suit.[3]

In 1972, in honour of the anniversary of the independence of India, 616 people in Ballia district were recognized for
their (or their family members') contributions during the struggle for independence with copper plate
inscriptions.[3]

Demography
Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1901 942,234 —
1911 807,912 −1.53%
1921 793,759 −0.18%
1931 872,177 +0.95%
1941 1,007,318 +1.45%
1951 1,141,739 +1.26%
1961 1,280,517 +1.15%
1971 1,509,172 +1.66%
1981 1,849,673 +2.06%
1991 2,261,502 +2.03%
2001 2,760,667 +2.01%
2011 3,239,774 +1.61%
source:[4]

According to the 2011 census Ballia district has a population of 3,239,774,[5] roughly equal to the nation of
Mauritania[6] or the US state of Iowa.[7] This gives it a ranking of 108th in India (out of a total of 640).[5] The district
has a population density of 1,087 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,820/sq mi).[5] Its population growth rate over
the decade 2001-2011 was 16.73%.[5] Ballia has a sex ratio of 937 females for every 1000 males,[5] and a literacy rate
of 73.94%. 9.39% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes made up 15.27%
and 3.40% of the population respectively.[5]

Among the largest Hindu groups in Ballia district are the Rajputs,
Religions in Ballia district (2011)[8]
Religion Percent
with many of them living throughout the district.[3] Some two dozen
Hinduism 92.73% Dalit groups live in Ballia district, with the largest being the
Islam 6.59% Chamars and the Dobgars.[3]
Other or not stated 0.68%
Most Muslims in Ballia district belong to the Sunni tradition of
Islam, although there is also a small portion who practice Shia
[3] The largest Muslim community is the
Islam. Julahas, whose traditional occupation of weaving is still
widespread.[3] The second-largest Muslim group is the Sheikhs, who generally are most numerous in Rasra tehsil;
their subdivisions include Siddiqui, Ansari, Quraishi, Usmani, Faruqui, and Abbasi.[3]

There is also a small Sikh population in Ballia district, most of whom are originally immigrants from Pakistan.[3]
They mostly live in urban areas.[3]

Languages
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 81.96% of the population in the district spoke Bhojpuri, 16.97% Hindi and
0.94% Urdu as their first language.[9]

Culture

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Contribution of Ballia to Hindi Literature is immense as many prominent scholars

hail from Ballia such as Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, Bhairav Prasad Gupt, Kedaranath
Singh and Amar Kant. Other notable persons belonging to the district are brother
duo Baldev Upadhyaya, Sanskrit critic and Krishndev Upadhyaya, Bhojpuri scholar
with works in Bhojpuri folk literature and Hindi litterateur Doodhnath Singh. In
the new generation, young author Atul Kumar Rai has received the Sahitya
Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2023 for his debut Hindi novel Chandpur ki Chanda.
[10]Ballia is surrounded by two major river Ganga and Ghaghra (Saryu) that make
this land more fertile.

Languages of Ballia district Ballia is also considered as a holy Hindu city. It has big and small temples. Bhrigu
(2011)[9] temple in Bhrigu Ashram is a temple where Bhrigu Muni was supposed to reside.
Bhrigu muni is the one who according to ancient Hindu texts hit Lord Vishnu on
Bhojpuri (81.96%)
his chest. Behind Bhrigu Ashram earlier River Ganga used to flow. A Dadri mela
Hindi (16.97%)
(fair) is still held annually in the winter season,which is asia's 2nd largest fair and
Urdu (0.94%)
people from all around the Ballia and neighboring districts and even from other
Others (0.13%)
states come here to visit it. It lasts about a month.

Cuisine
Ballia is famous for its dish, Litti Chokha. It's popularly served in many stalls and restaurants across the city.

Puri of this region is popular because of its large size. It is served in marriages, and other functions.

Ballia district's large Hindu population is generally vegetarian.[3] The standard meal for most people consists of
chapatis eaten with dal and cooked vegetables.[3] Instead of having a full meal during the middle of the day, many
people often eat a satua made of barley, gram, or peas.[3] Parched gram, peas, or wheat is another everyday staple,
often eaten with rab (molasses) or jaggery.[3] Tea is a popular beverage in both urban and rural areas.[3] Jackfruit is
also popular in Ballia district.[3] When ripe, it is eaten with curd.[3]

Political
Ballia was the home of some distinguished freedom fighters who fought against the oppressive British imperialist
government and managed to liberate the area from the British Raj from Ballia for a few days from 19 August 1942
under the leadership of Chittu Pandey and others. Due to this, the Ballia region is also known as Baaghi Ballia
(rebellious Ballia).

Notable political personalities from this district include Ram Nagina Singh, Ex-MP 1952 in Ballia from the
Prajatantrik Socialist Party (PSP). Chandra Shekhar, also known as the 'Young Turk' became the eighth prime
minister of India on 10 November, 1990 and continued until 21 June, 1991 (224 days). He was born and brought up
in Ibrahimpatti village in Ballia district. He holds the record as the longest serving member of Lok sabha for Ballia
constituency.

Mangal Pandey, the well-known freedom fighter was also from this city and was the first person to participate in an
armed struggle against the British East India Company in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Chittu Pandey, Murli Manohar, Tarkeshwar Pandey, Ram Singhasan Thakur, Tripurari Mishra, Gauri Shankar Rai
and hundreds of leaders fought for independence during that period. Murli Manohar, Tarkeshwar Pandey, and
Gauri Shankar Rai were members of Lok Sabha and are no more. Gauri Shankar Rai was a member of UP Assembly,
UP Council and as Member of Indian Parliament.[11]

Tourism
There are a number of tourist attractions in Ballia, which include:

Surha Tal Bird Sanctuary

Temples
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There is a temple of Kameshwar Dham in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. The specialty of this temple is that here
Lord Shiva got angry and consumed Kamadeva. Lord Shri Ram, Lakshmana had come along with Maharishi
Vishvamitra to this land. Sage Durvasa did penance here. Devotees from far and wide come to visit this
temple.[12][13][14] It is believed about this Dham that it is the same place mentioned in Shiva Purana and Valmiki
Ramayana where Lord Shiva burnt the commander of the gods Kamadeva to ashes. Here even today there is that
half-burnt, green mango tree (tree) hiding behind which Kamadeva shot a flower arrow at Lord Shankar, who was
absorbed in the samadhi.[15]

Climate
Climate data for Ballia (1981–2010, extremes 1956–2012) [hide]

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Record 29.0 35.9 42.1 46.5 48.0 47.5 43.0 39.4 37.9 38.1 36.4 34.0 48.0
high °C (°F) (84.2) (96.6) (107.8) (115.7) (118.4) (117.5) (109.4) (102.9) (100.2) (100.6) (97.5) (93.2) (118.4)

Mean daily
20.5 25.3 31.5 37.0 38.5 36.6 33.3 33.0 32.5 31.6 28.6 23.5 31.0
maximum
(68.9) (77.5) (88.7) (98.6) (101.3) (97.9) (91.9) (91.4) (90.5) (88.9) (83.5) (74.3) (87.8)
°C (°F)

Mean daily
7.1 10.3 15.2 20.8 24.6 26.0 25.6 25.6 24.9 21.2 14.9 9.1 18.8
minimum
(44.8) (50.5) (59.4) (69.4) (76.3) (78.8) (78.1) (78.1) (76.8) (70.2) (58.8) (48.4) (65.8)
°C (°F)

Record low 1.0 0.0 5.0 10.8 15.7 16.3 16.4 17.6 17.0 10.4 5.8 1.4 0.0
°C (°F) (33.8) (32.0) (41.0) (51.4) (60.3) (61.3) (61.5) (63.7) (62.6) (50.7) (42.4) (34.5) (32.0)

Average
4.8 7.3 1.0 6.8 18.1 93.8 184.2 178.9 149.8 31.8 6.2 1.7 684.3
rainfall mm
(0.19) (0.29) (0.04) (0.27) (0.71) (3.69) (7.25) (7.04) (5.90) (1.25) (0.24) (0.07) (26.94)
(inches)

Average
0.6 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.3 3.9 8.4 7.7 5.8 1.0 0.5 0.2 30.7
rainy days

Average
relative
humidity 71 64 54 42 48 61 77 80 80 74 68 73 66
(%)
(at 17:30 IST)

Source: India Meteorological Department[16][17]

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Balia District is vulnerable to the effects of heat waves. In 2023, 54 people were killed in a heat wave in Balia
District. [18]

Divisions
Tahsils and nagar panchayats in Ballia District [hide]

Tahsil Nagar panchayat

Ballia Nagar Palika Parishad

Ratsar Kala Nagar Panchayat
Chitbara Gaon Nagar Panchayat
Ballia City Premchak Urf Baheri Census Town
Middha Census Town
Bairia
Bairia Nagar Panchayat

Reoti Nagar Panchayat

Bansdih Bansdih Nagar Panchayat
Sahatwar Nagar Panchayat
Maniyar Nagar Panchayat

Belthara Road Belthara Road Nagar Panchayat

Rasra Rasra Nagar Palika Parishad

Sikanderpur Sikanderpur Nagar Panchayat

University
The Jananayak Chandrashekhar University, Ballia is a state university established in 2016 by the Government of
Uttar Pradesh in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. It is an affiliated university and it began its first season in 2016–17 with 122
colleges of Ballia. These 122 colleges of Ballia were formerly affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith,
Varanasi. For the 2016–17 academic year, exams were conducted by Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi but
students were awarded a degree of Jananayak Chandrashekhar University, Ballia.

Notable people

Villages
Awayan
Banspar Bahorwa
Barauli
Jamalpur
Narhi (Nagra)[19]
Parikhara

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Further reading
Singh, Anil Kumar (1985). Ballia District, a Study in Rural Settlement Geography. NGSI Research publication
#33. Varanasi, India: National Geographical Society of India. OCLC 13497935 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13

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497935).

External links
Official website (http://ballia.nic.in)

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