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About Balawas Village

Balawas is a large village in Bansur tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,952, made up of 1,550 males and 1,402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Bansur
Pincode 301402
Area (hectares) 387 hectares
Population 2,952
Male Population 1,550
Female Population 1,402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balawas compares

By the 2011 count Balawas is the 23rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents. Its 387 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Balawas

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

How far is Balawas from other places

Balawas lies about 27 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Parisal, about 23 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 Balawas
Tehsil headquarters Bansur 2.9 km
Nearest town Kotputli 18 km
Nearest railway station Parisal 23 km
District headquarters Alwar 27 km

Villages closest to Balawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balawas village had a population of 2,952. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents.

Balawas village has 1,550 males and 1,402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balawas has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Balawas is 301402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balawas covers 387 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balawas falls under Bansur tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balawas is Parisal, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balawas.

Balawas is about 27 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balawas is in Bansur tehsil of Alwar district. Bansur is about 2.9 km away. Kotputli is about 18 km away. Parisal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpura (under 2 km), Udho Ka Bas (under 2 km) and Bhoopsera (2.6 km).

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

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