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About Balar Village

Balar is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 382 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1176.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345025
Area (hectares) 1176.49 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 382
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balar compares

By the 2011 count Balar is the 133rd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 1176.49 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Balar

Balar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Askandra, Away, Bagthal and Bahla Basti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balar

As per the Census of India 2011, Balar village had a population of 743. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Balar village has 382 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balar has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Balar is 345025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balar covers 1176.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balar falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Balar notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Balar.

Balar is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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