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About Balot Village

Balot is a large village in Vanthali tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,527, made up of 1,291 males and 1,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 639.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balot village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Vanthali
Pincode 362610
Area (hectares) 639.16 hectares
Population 2,527
Male Population 1,291
Female Population 1,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balot compares

By the 2011 count Balot is the 8th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,796 residents. Its 639.16 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Balot

Balot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balot as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Akha, Bandhda, Bantiya and Barwala. 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 Balot

As per the Census of India 2011, Balot village had a population of 2,527. That makes it the 8th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,796 residents.

Balot village has 1,291 males and 1,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balot has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Balot is 362610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balot covers 639.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balot falls under Vanthali tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Balot notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balot.

Balot is in Vanthali tehsil of Junagadh 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 Balot today is likely to be higher.

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