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About Ballagan Village

Ballagan is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 516 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballagan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 516
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ballagan compares

By the 2011 count Ballagan is the 91st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Ballagan

Ballagan 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 Ballagan 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 Ballagan from other places

Ballagan lies about 38 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 2.2 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 Ballagan
Nearest railway station Dasuya 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 2.5 km
Nearest town Dasūya 2.5 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 38 km

Villages closest to Ballagan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballagan village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 91st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Ballagan village has 516 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballagan has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Ballagan is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballagan covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ballagan falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ballagan is Dasuya, about 2.2 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 Ballagan.

Ballagan is about 38 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballagan is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasuya is about 2.2 km away. Dasua is about 2.5 km away. Dasūya is about 2.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardothala (under 2 km), Odrah (under 2 km) and Chak Mehra (1.6 km).

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

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