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About Ballan Village

Ballan is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 235 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ballan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ballan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 235
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ballan compares

By the 2011 count Ballan is the 112th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 892.

Getting to Ballan

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

How far is Ballan from other places

Ballan lies about 9.1 km from Rupnagar. 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 Ballan
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 4.2 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 9.1 km
Nearest town Ropar 9.1 km

Villages closest to Ballan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ballan village had a population of 438. That makes it the 112th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Ballan village has 235 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ballan has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Ballan is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ballan covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ballan falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Ballan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Ballan.

Ballan is about 9.1 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ballan is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 4.2 km away. Rupnagar is about 9.1 km away. Ropar is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suleman Shikoh (under 2 km), Muajudinpur (1.8 km) and Bhoje Majra (1.8 km).

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

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