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About Bal Village

Bal is a mid sized village in Hindoli tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 622 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Tehsil Hindoli
Pincode 323024
Area (hectares) 635 hectares
Population 1,191
Male Population 622
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bal compares

By the 2011 count Bal is the 58th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents. Its 635 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bal

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

Bal lies about 23 km from Bundi. 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 Bal
Tehsil headquarters Hindoli 22 km
District headquarters Bundi 23 km
Nearest town Būndi 23 km

Villages closest to Bal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bal village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 58th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents.

Bal village has 622 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bal has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Bal is 323024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bal covers 635 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bal falls under Hindoli tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Bal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bal.

Bal is about 23 km from Bundi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bal is in Hindoli tehsil of Bundi district. Hindoli is about 22 km away. Bundi is about 23 km away. Būndi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranipura (1.8 km), Rishanda (3.1 km) and Ren (3.2 km).

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

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