About Balkas Village

Balkas is a mid sized village in Olpad tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 429 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balkas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkas village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Olpad
Pincode	394540
Area (hectares)	463.11 hectares
Population	846
Male Population	429
Female Population	417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 Balkas compares

By the 2011 count Balkas is the 71st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents. Its 463.11 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Balkas

Balkas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balkas 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 Anita, Ariyana, Asnabad and Asnad. 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.

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Common questions about Balkas

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkas village had a population of 846. That makes it the 71st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,581 residents.

Balkas village has 429 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkas has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Balkas is 394540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balkas covers 463.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balkas falls under Olpad tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The census record for Balkas 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 Balkas.

Balkas is in Olpad tehsil of Surat 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.