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About Balaur Village

Balaur is a small village in Ghumarwin tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 111 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Ghumarwin
Pincode 174021
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 111
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaur compares

By the 2011 count Balaur is the 129th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 390 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Balaur

Balaur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balaur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Badhu, Bagtehru, Bah Ranotan and Bahlu Kharyala. 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 Balaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaur village had a population of 206. That makes it the 129th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 390 residents.

Balaur village has 111 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaur has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Balaur is 174021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaur covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaur falls under Ghumarwin tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balaur.

Balaur is in Ghumarwin 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 Balaur today is likely to be higher.

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