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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 140 km (87 mi) east of Varanasi and about 380 km from the state capital Lucknow.

  2. Ballia district is the easternmost part of the Uttar Pradesh 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. View More.

  3. 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 main economic activity is agriculture. City is the district headquarters and commercial market of this district.

  4. The people of Ballia successfully carried into effect the Quit India movement of 9 August 1942. The news of the arrest of the Congress leaders at Bombay reached Ballia the same day. The next day all the schools in Ballia were closed and the students went round in batches shouting patriotic slogans.

  5. Ballia, city, eastern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies along the Ganges (Ganga) River, 75 miles (120 km) northeast of Varanasi (Benares). The city developed from an ancient settlement, which occasionally has been moved northward because of changes in the river’s course.

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  6. About District. Ballia is situated in extreme north-eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. It is surrounded by Mau on the west, Deoria in the north, Bihar in the north eastern part and Ghazipur in the south western part.

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  8. Ballia is situated in extreme north-eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. It is surrounded by Azamgarh on the west, Deoria in the north, Bihar in the north eastern part and Ghazipur in the south western part. The city is in an irregular shape and has one of its corners or boundaries at the confluence of two major rivers; Ganges and Ghagra.