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About Balala Village

Balala is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 731 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141114
Area (hectares) 286 hectares
Population 1,363
Male Population 731
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balala compares

By the 2011 count Balala is the 45th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Balala

Balala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balala as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balala from other places

Balala lies about 27 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 1.8 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 Balala
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Samrala 8.3 km
Nearest town Dorāha 8.5 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 27 km

Villages closest to Balala

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 Balala

As per the Census of India 2011, Balala village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 45th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Balala village has 731 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balala has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Balala is 141114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balala covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balala falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balala is Lal kalan, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balala.

Balala is about 27 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balala is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Lal kalan is about 1.8 km away. Samrala is about 8.3 km away. Dorāha is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Madpur (1.8 km) and Lal Kalan (2.5 km).

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

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