About Balambha Village

Balambha is a large village in Jodiya tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,607, made up of 1,819 males and 1,788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7582.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balambha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balambha village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Jamnagar
Tehsil	Jodiya
Pincode	361240
Area (hectares)	7582.51 hectares
Population	3,607
Male Population	1,819
Female Population	1,788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balambha compares

By the 2011 count Balambha is the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 7582.51 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Balambha

Balambha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balambha as Available within village. 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 Balambha from other places

Balambha lies about 47 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Navlakhi, about 25 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 Balambha
Tehsil headquarters	Jodiya	15 km
Nearest town	Dhrol	19 km
Nearest railway station	Navlakhi	25 km
District headquarters	Jamnagar	47 km

Villages closest to Balambha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balambha village had a population of 3,607. That makes it the 6th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Balambha village has 1,819 males and 1,788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balambha has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Balambha is 361240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balambha covers 7582.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balambha falls under Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Balambha is Navlakhi, about 25 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 10+ km distance for Balambha.

Balambha is about 47 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balambha is in Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district. Jodiya is about 15 km away. Dhrol is about 19 km away. Navlakhi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.