About Balasar Village

Balasar is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 393 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344701, 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	Sheo
Pincode	344701
Area (hectares)	1325 hectares
Population	765
Male Population	393
Female Population	372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balasar compares

By the 2011 count Balasar is the 114th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 1325 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Balasar

Balasar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balasar as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Balasar from other places

Balasar lies about 49 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Khadeen, about 42 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	Sheo	16 km
Nearest railway station	Khadeen	42 km
District headquarters	Barmer	49 km
Nearest town	Bārmer	49 km

Villages closest to Balasar

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.

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Common questions about Balasar

As per the Census of India 2011, Balasar village had a population of 765. That makes it the 114th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Balasar village has 393 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balasar has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

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

Balasar covers 1325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balasar falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balasar is Khadeen, about 42 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balasar.

Balasar is about 49 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 Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 16 km away. Khadeen is about 42 km away. Barmer is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.