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About Balion Village

Balion is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,338, made up of 699 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balion Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balion village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141417
Area (hectares) 470 hectares
Population 1,338
Male Population 699
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balion compares

By the 2011 count Balion is the 46th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 470 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Balion

Balion is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balion as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Balion from other places

Balion lies about 32 km from Ludhiana. 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 Balion
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 2.8 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 6.2 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 32 km

Villages closest to Balion

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balion village had a population of 1,338. That makes it the 46th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Balion village has 699 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balion has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Balion is 141417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balion covers 470 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balion falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Balion notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balion.

Balion is about 32 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balion is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Samrala is about 2.8 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 6.2 km away. Ludhiana is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharthala (under 2 km), Harion Kalan (1.6 km) and Harion Khurd (2.3 km).

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

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