About Balat Village

Balat is a mid sized village in Ranikor tehsil, in the district of West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 987, made up of 501 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balat village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	West Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Ranikor
Pincode	793106
Population	987
Male Population	501
Female Population	486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balat compares

By the 2011 count Balat is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 261 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Balat

Balat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ampangre, Arphewsan Mile, Assimgittim and Bagli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balat

As per the Census of India 2011, Balat village had a population of 987. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 261 residents.

Balat village has 501 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balat has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Balat is 793106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balat falls under Ranikor tehsil of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Balat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balat.

Balat is in Ranikor tehsil of West Khasi Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.