About Balote Village

Balote is a small village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 166 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balote village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182221
Area (hectares)	78.9 hectares
Population	318
Male Population	166
Female Population	152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balote compares

By the 2011 count Balote is the 72nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 78.9 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Balote

Balote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balote as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balote from other places

Balote lies about 7.3 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 43 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 Balote
District headquarters	Doda	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	30 km
Nearest railway station	Sumber	43 km

Villages closest to Balote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balote village had a population of 318. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Balote village has 166 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balote has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Balote is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balote covers 78.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balote falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Balote is Sumber, about 43 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balote.

Balote is about 7.3 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balote is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Doda is about 7.3 km away. Bhaderwah is about 30 km away. Sumber is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.