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About Baluana Village

Baluana is one of the larger villages in Abohar tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,645, made up of 3,451 males and 3,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2017 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baluana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baluana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Abohar
Pincode 152117
Area (hectares) 2017 hectares
Population 6,645
Male Population 3,451
Female Population 3,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baluana compares

By the 2011 count Baluana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents. Its 2017 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Baluana

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

How far is Baluana from other places

Baluana lies about 88 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Pakki, about 3.5 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 Baluana
Nearest railway station Pakki 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Abohar 12 km
District headquarters Firozpur 88 km

Villages closest to Baluana

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

Common questions about Baluana

As per the Census of India 2011, Baluana village had a population of 6,645. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,921 residents.

Baluana village has 3,451 males and 3,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baluana has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Baluana is 152117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baluana covers 2017 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baluana falls under Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baluana is Pakki, about 3.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baluana.

Baluana is about 88 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baluana is in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. Pakki is about 3.5 km away. Abohar is about 12 km away. Firozpur is about 88 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanan Khera (1.7 km), Kaler Khera (4.4 km) and Kera Khera (4.4 km).

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

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