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About Balunda Village

Balunda is a mid sized village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 698, made up of 366 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balunda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Mangrol
Pincode 325215
Area (hectares) 380.41 hectares
Population 698
Male Population 366
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balunda compares

By the 2011 count Balunda is the 36th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,122 residents. Its 380.41 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Balunda

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

Balunda lies about 34 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 32 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 Balunda
Tehsil headquarters Mangrol 11 km
Nearest town Māngrol 11 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 32 km
District headquarters Baran 34 km

Villages closest to Balunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balunda village had a population of 698. That makes it the 36th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,122 residents.

Balunda village has 366 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balunda has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Balunda is 325215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balunda covers 380.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balunda falls under Mangrol tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balunda is Sheopur Kalan, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balunda.

Balunda is about 34 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balunda is in Mangrol tehsil of Baran district. Mangrol is about 11 km away. Māngrol is about 11 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarela (1.7 km), Bhaogrh (2.5 km) and Reejhya (2.7 km).

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

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