About Balewal Village

Balewal is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,102, made up of 1,111 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balewal village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143505
Area (hectares)	63 hectares
Population	2,102
Male Population	1,111
Female Population	991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balewal compares

By the 2011 count Balewal is the 61st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 63 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Balewal

Balewal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balewal 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 Balewal from other places

Balewal lies about 39 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 5.6 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 Balewal
Nearest railway station	Jaintipura	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	7.0 km
Nearest town	Batāla	7.0 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	39 km

Villages closest to Balewal

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.

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Common questions about Balewal

As per the Census of India 2011, Balewal village had a population of 2,102. That makes it the 61st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Balewal village has 1,111 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balewal has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Balewal is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balewal covers 63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balewal falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balewal is Jaintipura, about 5.6 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 Balewal.

Balewal is about 39 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balewal is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jaintipura is about 5.6 km away. Batala is about 7.0 km away. Batāla is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.