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About Bal Village

Bal is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 51 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140114
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 51
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bal compares

By the 2011 count Bal is the 177th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bal

The census records public bus service for Bal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bal from other places

Bal lies about 19 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 3.3 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 Bal
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 13 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 19 km
Nearest town Ropar 19 km

Villages closest to Bal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Bal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bal village had a population of 102. That makes it the 177th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Bal village has 51 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bal has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bal is 140114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bal covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bal falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bal is Bharatgarh, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bal.

Bal is about 19 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bal is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 3.3 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 13 km away. Rupnagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balauli (under 2 km), Pirthipur (under 2 km) and Fatehpur Bunga (under 2 km).

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

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