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About Balarwal Village

Balarwal is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 639 males and 590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balarwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balarwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 145027
Area (hectares) 456 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 639
Female Population 590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balarwal compares

By the 2011 count Balarwal is the 139th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 456 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Balarwal

Balarwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balarwal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balarwal from other places

Balarwal lies about 45 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dhilwan, about 17 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 Balarwal
Nearest railway station Dhilwan 17 km
Nearest town Qadian 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 28 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 45 km

Villages closest to Balarwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balarwal village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 139th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Balarwal village has 639 males and 590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarwal has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Balarwal is 145027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarwal covers 456 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balarwal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balarwal is Dhilwan, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balarwal.

Balarwal is about 45 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarwal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhilwan is about 17 km away. Qadian is about 21 km away. Batala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapura (under 2 km), Khokhowal (2.8 km) and Mand (3.1 km).

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

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