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About Balla Village

Balla is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 111 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144203
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 111
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balla compares

By the 2011 count Balla is the 307th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Balla

Balla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balla 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balla from other places

Balla 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 Balla
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 Balla

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 Balla

As per the Census of India 2011, Balla village had a population of 229. That makes it the 307th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Balla village has 111 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balla has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Balla is 144203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balla covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balla falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balla is Dasuya, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balla.

Balla 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.

Balla 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 Bala (under 2 km).

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

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