About Balkal Village

Balkal is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Yadgir, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 477 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkal village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Yadgir
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	585319
Area (hectares)	519.44 hectares
Population	948
Male Population	477
Female Population	471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balkal compares

By the 2011 count Balkal is the 102nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents. Its 519.44 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Balkal

Balkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balkal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Balkal from other places

Balkal lies about 12 km from Yadgir, and the nearest railway station is Thangundi, about 5.8 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 Balkal
Nearest railway station	Thangundi	5.8 km
District headquarters	Yadgir	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	21 km

Villages closest to Balkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkal village had a population of 948. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,068 residents.

Balkal village has 477 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkal has about 987 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Balkal is 585319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balkal covers 519.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balkal falls under Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Balkal is Thangundi, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance for Balkal.

Balkal is about 12 km from Yadgir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkal is in Shahpur tehsil of Yadgir district. Thangundi is about 5.8 km away. Yadgir is about 12 km away. Shahpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.