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About Balsuan Village

Balsuan is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 403 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balsuan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsuan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 403
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balsuan compares

By the 2011 count Balsuan is the 148th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Balsuan

Balsuan 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 Balsuan 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 Balsuan from other places

Balsuan lies about 28 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Banjara, about 2.2 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 Balsuan
Nearest railway station Sarai Banjara 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 11 km
District headquarters Patiala 28 km

Villages closest to Balsuan

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 Balsuan

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsuan village had a population of 752. That makes it the 148th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Balsuan village has 403 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsuan has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

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

Balsuan covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balsuan falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balsuan is Sarai Banjara, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Balsuan.

Balsuan is about 28 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balsuan is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sarai Banjara is about 2.2 km away. Rajpura is about 11 km away. Patiala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandu Majra (under 2 km), Chak (under 2 km) and Sarai Banjara (1.6 km).

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

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