About Balewa Village

Balewa is a large village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,663, made up of 1,385 males and 1,278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4982 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balewa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Sheo
Pincode	344011
Area (hectares)	4982 hectares
Population	2,663
Male Population	1,385
Female Population	1,278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balewa compares

By the 2011 count Balewa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 4982 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 Balewa

Balewa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balewa 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. The nearest villages by name are Bahla, Bakhatpura, Balai and Balasar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Balewa village had a population of 2,663. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Balewa village has 1,385 males and 1,278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balewa has about 923 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 Balewa is 344011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balewa covers 4982 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balewa falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Balewa notes the nearest railway station 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 Balewa.

Balewa is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.