About Bal Village

Bal is a small village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 252 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142054
Area (hectares)	232 hectares
Population	492
Male Population	252
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bal compares

By the 2011 count Bal is the 143rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Bal

Bal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bal from other places

Bal lies about 46 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 4.4 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 Bal
Nearest railway station	Jogiwala	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	13 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	46 km

Villages closest to Bal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bal village had a population of 492. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Bal village has 252 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bal has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bal is 142054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bal covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bal falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bal is Jogiwala, about 4.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bal.

Bal is about 46 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bal is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Jogiwala is about 4.4 km away. Zira is about 13 km away. Firozpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.