About Balsarai Village

Balsarai is one of the larger villages in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,790, made up of 2,965 males and 2,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balsarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsarai village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Baba Bakala
Pincode	143204
Area (hectares)	676 hectares
Population	5,790
Male Population	2,965
Female Population	2,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balsarai compares

By the 2011 count Balsarai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 676 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Balsarai

Balsarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balsarai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balsarai from other places

Balsarai lies about 43 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Beas Junction, about 5.5 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 Balsarai
Tehsil headquarters	Baba Bakala	5.3 km
Nearest railway station	Beas Junction	5.5 km
Nearest town	Kapurthala Town	21 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	43 km

Villages closest to Balsarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Balsarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsarai village had a population of 5,790. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Balsarai village has 2,965 males and 2,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsarai has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Balsarai is 143204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balsarai covers 676 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balsarai falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balsarai is Beas Junction, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balsarai.

Balsarai is about 43 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balsarai is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala is about 5.3 km away. Beas Junction is about 5.5 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.