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About Balla Village

Balla is a mid sized village in Mulbagal tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 513 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balla village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Mulbagal
Pincode 563131
Area (hectares) 357.39 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 513
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balla compares

By the 2011 count Balla is the 39th largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 357.39 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Balla

Balla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balla from other places

Balla lies about 27 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Coromandel, about 19 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 Balla
Tehsil headquarters Mulbagal 6.9 km
Nearest town Mulbāgal 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Coromandel 19 km
District headquarters Kolar 27 km

Villages closest to Balla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balla village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 39th largest of the 306 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Balla village has 513 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balla has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Balla is 563131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balla covers 357.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balla falls under Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balla is Coromandel, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balla.

Balla is about 27 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balla is in Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district. Mulbagal is about 6.9 km away. Mulbāgal is about 6.9 km away. Coromandel is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Appikondenahalli (under 2 km), Kondenahalli (under 2 km) and Kasipura (under 2 km).

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

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