About Bala Village

Bala is a mid sized village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 970, made up of 456 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Jhanduta
Pincode	174031
Area (hectares)	242 hectares
Population	970
Male Population	456
Female Population	514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,127
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bala compares

By the 2011 count Bala is the 18th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Bala

Bala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bala 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bala from other places

Bala lies about under 2 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Bilaspur Junction, about 2.0 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	Jhanduta	under 2 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bilāspur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Bilaspur Junction	2.0 km

Villages closest to Bala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala village had a population of 970. That makes it the 18th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Bala village has 456 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Bala is 174031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bala covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bala falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bala is Bilaspur Junction, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bala.

Bala is about under 2 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Jhanduta is about under 2 km away. Bilaspur is about under 2 km away. Bilāspur is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.