About Ballawar Village

Ballawar is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 544 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballawar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	143532
Area (hectares)	220 hectares
Population	1,063
Male Population	544
Female Population	519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ballawar compares

By the 2011 count Ballawar is the 112th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 4.8 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 934.

Getting to Ballawar

Ballawar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ballawar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ballawar from other places

Ballawar lies about 15 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dina Nagar, about 5.9 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 Ballawar
Nearest railway station	Dina Nagar	5.9 km
Nearest town	Dīnānagar	6.0 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	24 km

Villages closest to Ballawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballawar village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 112th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Ballawar village has 544 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballawar has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Ballawar is 143532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballawar covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ballawar falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ballawar is Dina Nagar, about 5.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ballawar.

Ballawar is about 15 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballawar is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dina Nagar is about 5.9 km away. Dīnānagar is about 6.0 km away. Gurdaspur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.