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About Balsi Village

Balsi is a mid sized village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 911 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766012
Area (hectares) 408 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 911
Female Population 888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balsi compares

By the 2011 count Balsi is the 17th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 408 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Balsi

Balsi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balsi as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Alim, Amath, Babejore and Badipada. 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.

Common questions about Balsi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsi village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 17th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Balsi village has 911 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsi has about 975 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Balsi is 766012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balsi covers 408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balsi falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balsi.

Balsi is in Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi 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.

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

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