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About Baland Village

Baland is a mid sized village in Shahpura tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,441, made up of 749 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1187.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baland Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baland village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Shahpura
Pincode 311404
Area (hectares) 1187.88 hectares
Population 1,441
Male Population 749
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baland compares

By the 2011 count Baland is the 34th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents. Its 1187.88 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Baland

Baland is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baland as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Baland from other places

Baland lies about 51 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Sareri, about 40 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 Baland
Tehsil headquarters Shahpura 10 km
Nearest town Shāhpura 10 km
Nearest railway station Sareri 40 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 51 km

Villages closest to Baland

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baland village had a population of 1,441. That makes it the 34th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents.

Baland village has 749 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baland has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Baland is 311404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baland covers 1187.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baland falls under Shahpura tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Baland is Sareri, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Baland.

Baland is about 51 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baland is in Shahpura tehsil of Bhilwara district. Shahpura is about 10 km away. Shāhpura is about 10 km away. Sareri is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampura (under 2 km), Moti Nagar (2.7 km) and Dabla Chanda (2.9 km).

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

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