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About Balaspur Village

Balaspur is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 380 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaspur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146101
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 755
Male Population 380
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaspur compares

By the 2011 count Balaspur is the 159th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Balaspur

Balaspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balaspur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balaspur from other places

Balaspur lies about 21 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Sham Chaurasi, about 16 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 Balaspur
Nearest railway station Sham Chaurasi 16 km
Nearest town Phagwāra 17 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 30 km

Villages closest to Balaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaspur village had a population of 755. That makes it the 159th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Balaspur village has 380 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaspur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Balaspur is 146101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaspur covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balaspur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balaspur is Sham Chaurasi, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Balaspur.

Balaspur is about 21 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaspur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Sham Chaurasi is about 16 km away. Phagwāra is about 17 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dihana (1.8 km), Badhana (2.9 km) and Jalwehra (3.6 km).

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

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