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About Bala Village

Bala is a large village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,697, made up of 1,919 males and 1,778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 3,697
Male Population 1,919
Female Population 1,778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bala compares

By the 2011 count Bala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bala

The census records public bus service for Bala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bala from other places

Bala lies about 41 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Dasuya, about 2.8 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 Bala
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 2.2 km
Nearest town Dasūya 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Dasuya 2.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 41 km

Villages closest to Bala

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 Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala village had a population of 3,697. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Bala village has 1,919 males and 1,778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

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

Bala covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bala falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bala is Dasuya, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance for Bala.

Bala is about 41 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 2.2 km away. Dasūya is about 2.2 km away. Dasuya is about 2.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambala (under 2 km), Bahla (under 2 km) and Balala (under 2 km).

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

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