About Balasar Village

Balasar is a large village in Rapar tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,965, made up of 2,023 males and 1,942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8822.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balasar village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Kachchh
Tehsil	Rapar
Pincode	370165
Area (hectares)	8822.9 hectares
Population	3,965
Male Population	2,023
Female Population	1,942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balasar compares

By the 2011 count Balasar is the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 8822.9 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 956.

Getting to Balasar

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

Balasar lies about 117 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Padampur, about 40 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 Balasar
Tehsil headquarters	Rapar	30 km
Nearest town	Rāpar	30 km
Nearest railway station	Padampur	40 km
District headquarters	Kachchh	117 km

Villages closest to Balasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balasar village had a population of 3,965. That makes it the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Balasar village has 2,023 males and 1,942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balasar has about 960 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Balasar is 370165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balasar covers 8822.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balasar falls under Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Balasar is Padampur, about 40 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 Balasar.

Balasar is about 117 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balasar is in Rapar tehsil of Kachchh district. Rapar is about 30 km away. Rāpar is about 30 km away. Padampur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.