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About Balawas Village

Balawas is a small village in Kotputli tehsil, in the district of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 71 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 303108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaipur
Tehsil Kotputli
Pincode 303108
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 71
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balawas compares

By the 2011 count Balawas is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,528 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Balawas

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

How far is Balawas from other places

Balawas lies about 103 km from Jaipur, and the nearest railway station is Parisal, about 23 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 Balawas
Tehsil headquarters Kotputli 18 km
Nearest railway station Parisal 23 km
District headquarters Jaipur 103 km

Villages closest to Balawas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balawas village had a population of 149. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,528 residents.

Balawas village has 71 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balawas has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Balawas is 303108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balawas covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balawas falls under Kotputli tehsil of Jaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balawas is Parisal, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Balawas.

Balawas is about 103 km from Jaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balawas is in Kotputli tehsil of Jaipur district. Kotputli is about 18 km away. Parisal is about 23 km away. Jaipur is about 103 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chacha Nehru Nagar (5.3 km), Gurha (8.1 km) and Mahrampur Nawab (9.8 km).

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

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