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About Balisana Village

Balisana is one of the larger villages in Patan tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,132, made up of 5,199 males and 4,933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2092.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balisana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balisana village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 384110
Area (hectares) 2092.19 hectares
Population 10,132
Male Population 5,199
Female Population 4,933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balisana compares

By the 2011 count Balisana is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 2092.19 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Balisana

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

How far is Balisana from other places

Balisana lies about 14 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Ranuj Junction, about 7.7 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 Balisana
Nearest railway station Ranuj Junction 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 14 km
Nearest town Pātan 14 km

Villages closest to Balisana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balisana village had a population of 10,132. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Balisana village has 5,199 males and 4,933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balisana has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Balisana is 384110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balisana covers 2092.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balisana falls under Patan tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Balisana is Ranuj Junction, about 7.7 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 10+ km distance for Balisana.

Balisana is about 14 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balisana is in Patan tehsil of Patan district. Ranuj Junction is about 7.7 km away. Patan is about 14 km away. Pātan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babasana (1.9 km), Der (3.1 km) and Kuder (3.1 km).

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

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