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About Balsua Village

Balsua is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,900, made up of 993 males and 907 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balsua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsua village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 1,900
Male Population 993
Female Population 907
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balsua compares

By the 2011 count Balsua is the 39th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Balsua

Balsua 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 Balsua as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balsua from other places

Balsua lies about 24 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about under 2 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 Balsua
Nearest railway station Jakolari under 2 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 12 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 24 km

Villages closest to Balsua

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.

Common questions about Balsua

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsua village had a population of 1,900. That makes it the 39th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Balsua village has 993 males and 907 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsua has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Balsua is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balsua covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balsua falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balsua is Jakolari, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balsua.

Balsua is about 24 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balsua is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jakolari is about under 2 km away. Dīnānagar is about 12 km away. Pathankot is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotli Mughlan (under 2 km), Dhobra (under 2 km) and Targarh (1.7 km).

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

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