About Balek Village

Balek is a small village in Pasighat tehsil, in the district of East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 132 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males.

Balek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balek village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	East Siang
Tehsil	Pasighat
Population	254
Male Population	132
Female Population	122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balek compares

By the 2011 count Balek is the 16th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 450 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Balek

Balek is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balek as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balek from other places

Balek lies about 7.3 km from East Siang. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Balek
Tehsil headquarters	Pasighat	3.4 km
Nearest town	Pāsighāt	3.4 km
District headquarters	East Siang	7.3 km

Villages closest to Balek

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pasighat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Balek

As per the Census of India 2011, Balek village had a population of 254. That makes it the 16th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 450 residents.

Balek village has 132 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balek has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Balek falls under Pasighat tehsil of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The census record for Balek notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balek.

Balek is about 7.3 km from East Siang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balek is in Pasighat tehsil of East Siang district. Pasighat is about 3.4 km away. Pāsighāt is about 3.4 km away. East Siang is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.