About Balisankara Village

Balisankara is a large village in Talasara tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,586, made up of 1,633 males and 1,953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1336 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balisankara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balisankara village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Sundargarh
Tehsil	Talasara
Pincode	770015
Area (hectares)	1336 hectares
Population	3,586
Male Population	1,633
Female Population	1,953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,196
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balisankara compares

By the 2011 count Balisankara is the 4th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 975 residents. Its 1336 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Balisankara

Balisankara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balisankara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balisankara from other places

Balisankara lies about 26 km from Sundargarh, and the nearest railway station is Bamra, about 42 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 Balisankara
Tehsil headquarters	Talasara	26 km
District headquarters	Sundargarh	26 km
Nearest town	Sundergarh	26 km
Nearest railway station	Bamra	42 km

Villages closest to Balisankara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balisankara village had a population of 3,586. That makes it the 4th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 975 residents.

Balisankara village has 1,633 males and 1,953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balisankara has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Balisankara is 770015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balisankara covers 1336 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balisankara falls under Talasara tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Balisankara is Bamra, about 42 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 village for Balisankara.

Balisankara is about 26 km from Sundargarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balisankara is in Talasara tehsil of Sundargarh district. Talasara is about 26 km away. Sundargarh is about 26 km away. Sundergarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.