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About Balloke Village

Balloke is one of the larger villages in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,548, made up of 3,469 males and 3,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balloke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balloke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141005
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 6,548
Male Population 3,469
Female Population 3,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Balloke compares

By the 2011 count Balloke is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Balloke

Balloke is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balloke 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 Balloke from other places

Balloke lies about 6.3 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ladhowal, about 4.9 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 Balloke
Nearest railway station Ladhowal 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 6.3 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 6.3 km

Villages closest to Balloke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Balloke

As per the Census of India 2011, Balloke village had a population of 6,548. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Balloke village has 3,469 males and 3,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balloke has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Balloke is 141005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balloke covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balloke falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balloke is Ladhowal, about 4.9 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 Balloke.

Balloke is about 6.3 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balloke is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Ladhowal is about 4.9 km away. Ludhiana West is about 6.3 km away. Ludhiana is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuharpura (under 2 km), Partap Singhwala (under 2 km) and Ladian Khurd (1.9 km).

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

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