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About Bal Village

Bal is a small village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 94 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143604
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 94
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bal compares

By the 2011 count Bal is the 112th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Bal

Bal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bal 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 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 14 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dhariwal, 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 Bal
Nearest railway station Dhariwal 3.5 km
Nearest town Dhāriwāl 3.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 26 km

Villages closest to Bal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bal village had a population of 179. That makes it the 112th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Bal village has 94 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bal has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Bal is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bal covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bal falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bal is Dhariwal, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bal.

Bal is about 14 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bal is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dhariwal is about 3.5 km away. Dhāriwāl is about 3.5 km away. Gurdaspur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagtana Tulianwala (2.3 km), Lallowal (3.5 km) and Gunia (4.9 km).

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

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