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About Balasar Village

Balasar is a small village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 123 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balasar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344012
Area (hectares) 331.04 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 123
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balasar compares

By the 2011 count Balasar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 331.04 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Balasar

Balasar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balasar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Balasar from other places

Balasar lies about 55 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Khadeen, about 44 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 Balasar
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 17 km
Nearest railway station Khadeen 44 km
District headquarters Barmer 55 km
Nearest town Bārmer 55 km

Villages closest to Balasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balasar village had a population of 221. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Balasar village has 123 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balasar has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Balasar is 344012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balasar covers 331.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balasar falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balasar is Khadeen, about 44 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balasar.

Balasar is about 55 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balasar is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Chohtan is about 17 km away. Khadeen is about 44 km away. Barmer is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alamsar (under 2 km), Foosani Dalasar (under 2 km) and Hazi Jamasar (under 2 km).

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

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