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About Balota Village

Balota is a small village in Bharari tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 148 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balota village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bharari
Pincode 174028
Area (hectares) 68.69 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 148
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balota compares

By the 2011 count Balota is the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 68.69 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Balota

Balota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balota as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Badsara, Bah, Balaunni and Balli Lawana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balota

As per the Census of India 2011, Balota village had a population of 307. That makes it the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Balota village has 148 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balota has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Balota is 174028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balota covers 68.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balota falls under Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balota.

Balota is in Bharari tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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