About Balamgarh Village

Balamgarh is a mid sized village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 334 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balamgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balamgarh village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Samana
Pincode	147001
Area (hectares)	258 hectares
Population	620
Male Population	334
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balamgarh compares

By the 2011 count Balamgarh is the 63rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Balamgarh

Balamgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balamgarh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Balamgarh from other places

Balamgarh lies about 38 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Bharur, about 26 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 Balamgarh
Tehsil headquarters	Samana	12 km
Nearest town	Samāna	12 km
Nearest railway station	Bharur	26 km
District headquarters	Patiala	38 km

Villages closest to Balamgarh

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

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Common questions about Balamgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Balamgarh village had a population of 620. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Balamgarh village has 334 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balamgarh has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

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

Balamgarh covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balamgarh falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balamgarh is Bharur, about 26 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balamgarh.

Balamgarh is about 38 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balamgarh is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 12 km away. Samāna is about 12 km away. Bharur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.