About Balani Village

Balani is a large village in Bolani tehsil, in the district of Kendujhar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,194, made up of 1,079 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 982 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 758037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balani village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kendujhar
Tehsil	Bolani
Pincode	758037
Area (hectares)	982 hectares
Population	2,194
Male Population	1,079
Female Population	1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,033
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Balani compares

By the 2011 count Balani is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 753 residents. Its 982 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Balani

Balani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balani 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balani from other places

Balani lies about 60 km from Kendujhar, and the nearest railway station is Bolani Khadan, about under 2 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 Balani
Tehsil headquarters	Bolani	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Bolani Khadan	under 2 km
Nearest town	Barbil	4.4 km
District headquarters	Kendujhar	60 km

Villages closest to Balani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balani village had a population of 2,194. 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 753 residents.

Balani village has 1,079 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balani has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Balani is 758037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balani covers 982 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balani falls under Bolani tehsil of Kendujhar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Balani is Bolani Khadan, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Balani is about 60 km from Kendujhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balani is in Bolani tehsil of Kendujhar district. Bolani is about under 2 km away. Bolani Khadan is about under 2 km away. Barbil is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.