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About Balheri Village

Balheri is a small village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 161 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balheri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 161
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Balheri compares

By the 2011 count Balheri is the 205th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Balheri

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

Balheri lies about 8.9 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Daun Kalan, about 2.6 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 Balheri
Nearest railway station Daun Kalan 2.6 km
District headquarters Patiala 8.9 km
Nearest town Patiāla 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 16 km

Villages closest to Balheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balheri village had a population of 308. That makes it the 205th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Balheri village has 161 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balheri has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Balheri is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balheri covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balheri falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balheri is Daun Kalan, about 2.6 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 Balheri.

Balheri is about 8.9 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balheri is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Daun Kalan is about 2.6 km away. Patiala is about 8.9 km away. Patiāla is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faridpur Gujran (2.3 km), Faridpur Jattan (2.3 km) and Bathli (4.9 km).

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

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