About Balamgarh Village

Balamgarh is a mid sized village in Dhuri tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 386 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balamgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balamgarh village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Dhuri
Pincode	148024
Area (hectares)	189 hectares
Population	741
Male Population	386
Female Population	355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balamgarh compares

By the 2011 count Balamgarh is the 89th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 886.

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 5 - 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 21 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Himmatana, about 2.9 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
Nearest railway station	Himmatana	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuri	7.1 km
Nearest town	Dhūri	7.1 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	21 km

Villages closest to Balamgarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhuri 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 741. That makes it the 89th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,169 residents.

Balamgarh village has 386 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balamgarh has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Balamgarh is 148024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balamgarh covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balamgarh falls under Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balamgarh is Himmatana, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 21 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balamgarh is in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district. Himmatana is about 2.9 km away. Dhuri is about 7.1 km away. Dhūri is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.