Ballia district is the easternmost part of the state and borders on Bihar State. It comprises an irregularly shaped tract extending westward from the confluence of the Ganga and the Ghaghra, the former separating it from Bihar in the south and the latter from Deoria and Bihar in the north and east respectively. The boundary between Ballia and Bihar is determined by the deep streams of these two rivers. It is bounded on the west by Azamgarh, on the north by Deoria, on the north-east and south-east by Bihar and on the south-west by Ghazipur. The district lies between the parallels of 25º33' and 26º11' North latitudes and 83º38' and 84º39' East longitudes. Location, Boundaries, Area and Population:- Location and Boundaries:- The district is the easternmost part of the state and borders on Bihar State. It comprises an irregularly shaped tract extending westward from the confluence of the Ganga and the Ghaghra, the former separating it from Bihar in the south and the latter from Deoria and Bihar in the north and east respectively. The boundary between Ballia and Bihar is determined by the deep streams of these two rivers. It is bounded on the west by Azamgarh, on the north by Deoria, on the north-east and south-east by Bihar and on the south-west by Ghazipur. The district lies between the parallels of 25º33' and 26º11' North latitudes and 83º38' and 84º39' East longitudes. Area :- According to the District Statistics Patrica, the district had an area of 3168 sq. km. on June 2000, and occupied the 51st position in the State in respect of area. Population:- According to the census of 1991, the district occupied the 26th position in the State in respect of population which was 2262273 of which 1099966 were females. The rural areas were inhabited by 2038186 persons, 993550 being females and the urban by 224087 (females being 106416) and total sc population is 332220 in the District.
Place to visit Surha Taal Sahid Smarak Brigu Mandir Dardari Mela ( In Nov-Dec) Basant Vihar Jeera Basti, Botanical Garden type Sri. Chain Ram baba Temple, Sahatvar Ballia Sri. Khapdia Baba Temple, Lalganj, Ballia Sri. Vigyan Dev Jee Maharaj Temple, Poor Pakdi, Ballia Sri. Kameshwar Dham ,Karron , Ballia Sri. Jangli Baba mandir Mangla Bhawani mandir, Ujiwar, Ballia Jai Prakash Nagar Samark, Jai Prakash Nagar, Ballia