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About Balkasa Village

Balkasa is a large village in Keshoraipatan tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,553, made up of 1,307 males and 1,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balkasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balkasa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Tehsil Keshoraipatan
Pincode 323602
Area (hectares) 590.29 hectares
Population 2,553
Male Population 1,307
Female Population 1,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balkasa compares

By the 2011 count Balkasa is the 7th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 590.29 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Balkasa

The census records public bus service for Balkasa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balkasa from other places

Balkasa lies about 38 km from Bundi, and the nearest railway station is Arnetha, about 2.0 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 Balkasa
Nearest railway station Arnetha 2.0 km
Nearest town Kāpren 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshoraipatan 15 km
District headquarters Bundi 38 km

Villages closest to Balkasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balkasa village had a population of 2,553. That makes it the 7th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Balkasa village has 1,307 males and 1,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balkasa has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Balkasa is 323602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balkasa covers 590.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balkasa falls under Keshoraipatan tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balkasa is Arnetha, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Balkasa.

Balkasa is about 38 km from Bundi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balkasa is in Keshoraipatan tehsil of Bundi district. Arnetha is about 2.0 km away. Kāpren is about 6.1 km away. Keshoraipatan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhindi (2.8 km), Arnetha (3.7 km) and Anatpura (4.8 km).

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

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