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About Balwantnagar Village

Balwantnagar is a small village in Begun tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 245 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balwantnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwantnagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Begun
Pincode 312023
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 498
Male Population 245
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balwantnagar compares

By the 2011 count Balwantnagar is the 78th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 524 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Balwantnagar

Balwantnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balwantnagar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Balwantnagar from other places

Balwantnagar lies about 44 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sigoli Shyam, about 16 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 Balwantnagar
Tehsil headquarters Begun 7.4 km
Nearest town Begūn 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Sigoli Shyam 16 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 44 km

Villages closest to Balwantnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwantnagar village had a population of 498. That makes it the 78th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 524 residents.

Balwantnagar village has 245 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwantnagar has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Balwantnagar is 312023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balwantnagar covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balwantnagar falls under Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balwantnagar is Sigoli Shyam, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balwantnagar.

Balwantnagar is about 44 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwantnagar is in Begun tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Begun is about 7.4 km away. Begūn is about 7.4 km away. Sigoli Shyam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palanpur (1.6 km), Bhanwariya Khurd (1.8 km) and Salera (2.6 km).

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

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