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About Balad Village

Balad is a mid sized village in Kapasan tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 341 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balad village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Kapasan
Pincode 312204
Area (hectares) 305 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 341
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balad compares

By the 2011 count Balad is the 94th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 305 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Balad

Balad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balad 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balad from other places

Balad lies about 39 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupalsagar, about 3.0 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 Balad
Nearest railway station Bhupalsagar 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapasan 9.4 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 39 km

Villages closest to Balad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balad village had a population of 667. That makes it the 94th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Balad village has 341 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balad has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Balad is 312204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balad covers 305 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balad falls under Kapasan tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balad is Bhupalsagar, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Balad.

Balad is about 39 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balad is in Kapasan tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Bhupalsagar is about 3.0 km away. Kapasan is about 9.4 km away. Chittaurgarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanda (under 2 km), Rama Khera (1.7 km) and Kherli (1.9 km).

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

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