About Balalong Village

Balalong is a large village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,261, made up of 1,140 males and 1,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balalong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balalong village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Nagri
Pincode	835303
Area (hectares)	376 hectares
Population	2,261
Male Population	1,140
Female Population	1,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balalong compares

By the 2011 count Balalong is the 9th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 376 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Balalong

Balalong is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balalong as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Balalong from other places

Balalong lies about 8.7 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 4.1 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 Balalong
Nearest railway station	Piska	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nagri	5.8 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	8.7 km

Villages closest to Balalong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balalong village had a population of 2,261. That makes it the 9th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Balalong village has 1,140 males and 1,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balalong has about 983 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 1000.

The pincode recorded for Balalong is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balalong covers 376 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balalong falls under Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Balalong is Piska, about 4.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balalong.

Balalong is about 8.7 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balalong is in Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Piska is about 4.1 km away. Nagri is about 5.8 km away. Ranchi is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.