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About Kas Balari Village

Kas Balari is a large village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,164, made up of 2,092 males and 2,072 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kas Balari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kas Balari village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mendhar
Pincode 185111
Area (hectares) 1425 hectares
Population 4,164
Male Population 2,092
Female Population 2,072
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kas Balari compares

By the 2011 count Kas Balari is the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 1425 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kas Balari

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

Kas Balari lies about 9.2 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 65 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 Kas Balari
Tehsil headquarters Mendhar 9.2 km
District headquarters Punch 9.2 km
Nearest town Pūnch 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 65 km

Villages closest to Kas Balari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mendhar 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 Kas Balari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kas Balari village had a population of 4,164. That makes it the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Kas Balari village has 2,092 males and 2,072 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kas Balari has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kas Balari is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kas Balari covers 1425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kas Balari falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Kas Balari is Baramula, about 65 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 Kas Balari.

Kas Balari is about 9.2 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kas Balari is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Mendhar is about 9.2 km away. Punch is about 9.2 km away. Pūnch is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thera (3.9 km), Topa (3.9 km) and Chhungan (4.3 km).

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

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