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About Balawas Village

Balawas is a large village in Bawal tehsil, in the district of Rewari, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,077 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 123412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balawas village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Rewari
Tehsil Bawal
Pincode 123412
Area (hectares) 375 hectares
Population 2,022
Male Population 1,077
Female Population 945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balawas compares

By the 2011 count Balawas is the 16th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Balawas

Balawas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balawas 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 Balawas from other places

Balawas lies about 14 km from Rewari, and the nearest railway station is Bharawas, about 5.4 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 Balawas
Nearest railway station Bharawas 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bawal 6.2 km
District headquarters Rewari 14 km
Nearest town Rewāri 14 km

Villages closest to Balawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balawas village had a population of 2,022. That makes it the 16th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,434 residents.

Balawas village has 1,077 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balawas has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Balawas is 123412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balawas covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balawas falls under Bawal tehsil of Rewari district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Balawas is Bharawas, about 5.4 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 Balawas.

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

Balawas is in Bawal tehsil of Rewari district. Bharawas is about 5.4 km away. Bawal is about 6.2 km away. Rewari 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 Behrampur Bharangi (under 2 km), Dharan (1.8 km) and Kharkhari (2.5 km).

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

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