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About Balda Village

Balda is a mid sized village in Shahbad tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,545, made up of 790 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 938 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Shahbad
Pincode 325216
Area (hectares) 938 hectares
Population 1,545
Male Population 790
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Balda compares

By the 2011 count Balda is the 25th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 938 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Balda

Balda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balda 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 Balda from other places

Balda lies about 35 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Piplod Road, about 30 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 Balda
Nearest railway station Piplod Road 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahbad 33 km
District headquarters Baran 35 km
Nearest town Bārān 35 km

Villages closest to Balda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balda village had a population of 1,545. That makes it the 25th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Balda village has 790 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balda has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Balda is 325216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balda covers 938 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balda falls under Shahbad tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balda is Piplod Road, about 30 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 Balda.

Balda is about 35 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balda is in Shahbad tehsil of Baran district. Piplod Road is about 30 km away. Shahbad is about 33 km away. Baran is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chindaliya (under 2 km), Penawada (2.9 km) and Khiriya (3.4 km).

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

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