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About Bala Village

Bala is a small village in Sarli tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 6 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males.

Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Sarli
Population 15
Male Population 6
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bala compares

By the 2011 count Bala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 82 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bala

Bala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bala from other places

Bala lies about 26 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 107 km away. 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 Bala
Tehsil headquarters Sarli 4.1 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 26 km
Nearest town Itanagar 106 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 107 km

Villages closest to Bala

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

Common questions about Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 82 residents.

Bala village has 6 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Bala falls under Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bala is Naharlagun, about 107 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bala.

Bala is about 26 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala is in Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Sarli is about 4.1 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 26 km away. Itanagar is about 106 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wabia (under 2 km), Walu (under 2 km) and Sape (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bala today is likely to be higher.

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