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About Balaiya Village

Balaiya is a mid sized village in Fatepura tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 777 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389190, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Fatepura
Pincode 389190
Area (hectares) 209.78 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 777
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balaiya compares

By the 2011 count Balaiya is the 58th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,480 residents. Its 209.78 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Balaiya

Balaiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balaiya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balaiya from other places

Balaiya lies about 130 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Vadali Luter Road, about 12 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 Balaiya
Nearest railway station Vadali Luter Road 12 km
Nearest town Kapadvanj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatepura 13 km
District headquarters Dohad 130 km

Villages closest to Balaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaiya village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 58th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,480 residents.

Balaiya village has 777 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaiya has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Balaiya is 389190. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaiya covers 209.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaiya falls under Fatepura tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Balaiya is Vadali Luter Road, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Balaiya is about 130 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaiya is in Fatepura tehsil of Dohad district. Vadali Luter Road is about 12 km away. Kapadvanj is about 12 km away. Fatepura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhanpur (11 km), Navagam (11 km) and Fatepura Alias Valunda (13 km).

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

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