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About Balaur Village

Balaur is a large village in Bahadurgarh tehsil, in the district of Jhajjar, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,555, made up of 1,389 males and 1,166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 124507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaur village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jhajjar
Tehsil Bahadurgarh
Pincode 124507
Area (hectares) 413 hectares
Population 2,555
Male Population 1,389
Female Population 1,166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balaur compares

By the 2011 count Balaur is the 35th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,768 residents. Its 413 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 832.

Getting to Balaur

Balaur 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 Balaur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balaur from other places

Balaur lies about 27 km from Jhajjar, and the nearest railway station is Bahadurgarh City, about 3.0 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 Balaur
Nearest railway station Bahadurgarh City 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurgarh 3.2 km
District headquarters Jhajjar 27 km

Villages closest to Balaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaur village had a population of 2,555. That makes it the 35th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,768 residents.

Balaur village has 1,389 males and 1,166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 832.

The pincode recorded for Balaur is 124507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaur covers 413 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaur falls under Bahadurgarh tehsil of Jhajjar district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Balaur is Bahadurgarh City, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balaur.

Balaur is about 27 km from Jhajjar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaur is in Bahadurgarh tehsil of Jhajjar district. Bahadurgarh City is about 3.0 km away. Bahadurgarh is about 3.2 km away. Jhajjar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkatabad (under 2 km), Sarai Aurangabad (3.0 km) and Lowa Kalan (3.2 km).

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

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