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About Bal Kohna Village

Bal Kohna is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 751, made up of 377 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bal Kohna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bal Kohna village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Pincode 144039
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 751
Male Population 377
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bal Kohna compares

By the 2011 count Bal Kohna is the 89th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bal Kohna

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

How far is Bal Kohna from other places

Bal Kohna lies about 24 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gahandran, about 8.6 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 Bal Kohna
Nearest railway station Gahandran 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nakodar 11 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 24 km

Villages closest to Bal Kohna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nakodar 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 Bal Kohna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bal Kohna village had a population of 751. That makes it the 89th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Bal Kohna village has 377 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bal Kohna has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bal Kohna is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bal Kohna covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bal Kohna falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bal Kohna is Gahandran, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Bal Kohna is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gahandran is about 8.6 km away. Nakodar is about 11 km away. Jalandhar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirpur (under 2 km), Mallian Khurd (1.9 km) and Khanpur Dhadda (2.4 km).

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

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