About Baland Village

Baland is a mid sized village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 616 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 824 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baland Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baland village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Udhampur
Tehsil	Ramnagar
Pincode	182122
Area (hectares)	824 hectares
Population	1,191
Male Population	616
Female Population	575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baland compares

By the 2011 count Baland is the 64th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 824 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Baland

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

Baland lies about 26 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Manwal, about 16 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 Baland
Tehsil headquarters	Ramnagar	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Manwal	16 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	25 km
District headquarters	Udhampur	26 km

Villages closest to Baland

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baland village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 64th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Baland village has 616 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baland has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Baland is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baland covers 824 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baland falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Baland is Manwal, about 16 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 Baland.

Baland is about 26 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baland is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ramnagar is about 8.2 km away. Manwal is about 16 km away. Sāmba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.