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About Balanagar Village

Balanagar is a small village in Mandal tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 186 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balanagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Mandal
Pincode 311026
Area (hectares) 243.65 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 186
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
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 Balanagar compares

By the 2011 count Balanagar is the 179th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 243.65 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1058.

Getting to Balanagar

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

Balanagar lies about 25 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Lambiya, about 3.2 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 Balanagar
Nearest railway station Lambiya 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandal 14 km
Nearest town Māndal 14 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 25 km

Villages closest to Balanagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balanagar village had a population of 338. That makes it the 179th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Balanagar village has 186 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balanagar has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Balanagar is 311026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balanagar covers 243.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balanagar falls under Mandal tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balanagar is Lambiya, about 3.2 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 Balanagar.

Balanagar is about 25 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balanagar is in Mandal tehsil of Bhilwara district. Lambiya is about 3.2 km away. Mandal is about 14 km away. Māndal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beran (2.5 km), Naya Khera (3.3 km) and Jaswantpura (4.0 km).

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

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