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About Balasa Village

Balasa is a mid sized village in Jintur tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 339 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares.

Balasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balasa village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Jintur
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 339
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balasa compares

By the 2011 count Balasa is the 121st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Balasa

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

Balasa lies about 36 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 27 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 Balasa
Tehsil headquarters Jintur 4.1 km
Nearest town Jintūr 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Dhengli Pimpalgaon 27 km
District headquarters Parbhani 36 km

Villages closest to Balasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balasa village had a population of 658. That makes it the 121st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Balasa village has 339 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balasa has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Balasa covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balasa falls under Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Balasa is Dhengli Pimpalgaon, about 27 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 Balasa.

Balasa is about 36 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balasa is in Jintur tehsil of Parbhani district. Jintur is about 4.1 km away. Jintūr is about 4.1 km away. Dhengli Pimpalgaon is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akoli (2.0 km), Mathala (2.2 km) and Pachalegaon (2.2 km).

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

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