About Bala Kote Village

Bala Kote is a small village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 216 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,134 females per 1000 males. The village covers 574 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bala Kote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala Kote village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mendhar
Pincode	185111
Area (hectares)	574 hectares
Population	461
Male Population	216
Female Population	245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,134
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bala Kote compares

By the 2011 count Bala Kote is the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 574 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bala Kote

Bala Kote is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bala Kote as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Ari, Balnoi, Banola and Basuni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kote

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala Kote village had a population of 461. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Bala Kote village has 216 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala Kote has about 1134 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bala Kote is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bala Kote covers 574 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bala Kote falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Bala Kote notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bala Kote is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.