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About Balai Village

Balai is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 821, made up of 465 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 766 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2894 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344701
Area (hectares) 2894 hectares
Population 821
Male Population 465
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 766
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 Balai compares

By the 2011 count Balai is the 102nd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 2894 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 861.

Getting to Balai

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

Balai lies about 56 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Kavas, about 48 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 Balai
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Kavas 48 km
District headquarters Barmer 56 km
Nearest town Bārmer 56 km

Villages closest to Balai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balai village had a population of 821. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Balai village has 465 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balai has about 766 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Balai is 344701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balai covers 2894 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balai falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balai is Kavas, about 48 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 Balai.

Balai is about 56 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balai is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 9.6 km away. Kavas is about 48 km away. Barmer is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisoo Kalan (2.7 km), Joranada (6.1 km) and Pabusar (7.5 km).

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

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