Ballia

Ballia
City
Ballia Railway Station
Historic Vrittikut Ashram at Pakdi, Ballia
Historic Chhath Puja Ghat at Piyarahi, Ballia
Ganges River at Ballia
Nath Baba Temple Ballia
Surha Tal Bird Sanctuary
Ballia
Location of Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, India
Ballia
Ballia (India)
Coordinates: 25°45′37″N 84°08′49″E / 25.760392°N 84.147055°E / 25.760392; 84.147055
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictBallia
RegionPurvanchal
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
104,424
Language
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional officialUrdu
 • RegionalBhojpuri
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
277001
Telephone code05498
Vehicle registrationUP-60
Websiteballia.nic.in

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 140 km (87 mi) east of Varanasi and about 380 km from the state capital Lucknow. It is home to a protected area, the Jai Prakash Narayan bird sanctuary. Ballia is around 4 km (2.5 mi) from Bihar.

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