About Bala Village

Bala is a large village in Wadhwan tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,804, made up of 1,432 males and 1,372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1864.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surendranagar
Tehsil	Wadhwan
Pincode	363030
Area (hectares)	1864.38 hectares
Population	2,804
Male Population	1,432
Female Population	1,372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bala compares

By the 2011 count Bala is the 13th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 1864.38 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 949.

Getting to Bala

Bala is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bala 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bala from other places

Bala lies about 9.3 km from Surendranagar, and the nearest railway station is Bala road, about under 2 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 Bala
Nearest railway station	Bala road	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Wadhwan	9.3 km
District headquarters	Surendranagar	9.3 km

Villages closest to Bala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala village had a population of 2,804. That makes it the 13th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Bala village has 1,432 males and 1,372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala has about 958 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Bala is 363030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bala covers 1864.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bala falls under Wadhwan tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bala is Bala road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bala is about 9.3 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala is in Wadhwan tehsil of Surendranagar district. Bala road is about under 2 km away. Wadhwan is about 9.3 km away. Surendranagar is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.