About Balerkha Village

Balerkha is one of the larger villages in Narwana tehsil, in the district of Jind, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,118, made up of 4,835 males and 4,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2418 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 126116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balerkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balerkha village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Jind
Tehsil	Narwana
Pincode	126116
Area (hectares)	2418 hectares
Population	9,118
Male Population	4,835
Female Population	4,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balerkha compares

By the 2011 count Balerkha is the 7th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents. Its 2418 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Balerkha

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

How far is Balerkha from other places

Balerkha lies about 43 km from Jind, and the nearest railway station is Gurthuri, about 4.2 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 Balerkha
Nearest railway station	Gurthuri	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narwana	7.2 km
Nearest town	Narwāna	7.2 km
District headquarters	Jind	43 km

Villages closest to Balerkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balerkha village had a population of 9,118. That makes it the 7th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,789 residents.

Balerkha village has 4,835 males and 4,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balerkha has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Balerkha is 126116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balerkha covers 2418 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balerkha falls under Narwana tehsil of Jind district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Balerkha is Gurthuri, about 4.2 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 village for Balerkha.

Balerkha is about 43 km from Jind in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balerkha is in Narwana tehsil of Jind district. Gurthuri is about 4.2 km away. Narwana is about 7.2 km away. Narwāna is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.