About Balian Village

Balian is a large village in Sangrur tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,506, made up of 1,871 males and 1,635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1012 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balian village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Sangrur
Pincode	148001
Area (hectares)	1012 hectares
Population	3,506
Male Population	1,871
Female Population	1,635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	874
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 Balian compares

By the 2011 count Balian is the 14th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents. Its 1012 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 883.

Getting to Balian

Balian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balian 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 Balian from other places

Balian lies about 6.5 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Bahadursinghwala, about 5.4 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 Balian
Nearest railway station	Bahadursinghwala	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sangrur	6.5 km
Nearest town	Sangrūr	6.5 km

Villages closest to Balian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balian village had a population of 3,506. That makes it the 14th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,861 residents.

Balian village has 1,871 males and 1,635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balian has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Balian is 148001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balian covers 1012 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balian falls under Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balian is Bahadursinghwala, about 5.4 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 Balian.

Balian is about 6.5 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balian is in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district. Bahadursinghwala is about 5.4 km away. Sangrur is about 6.5 km away. Sangrūr is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.