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About Balda Village

Balda is a mid sized village in Pirawa tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 433 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Pirawa
Pincode 326034
Area (hectares) 626.88 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 433
Female Population 464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
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 Balda compares

By the 2011 count Balda is the 82nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 988 residents. Its 626.88 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 950.

Getting to Balda

Balda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balda 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 Balda from other places

Balda lies about 52 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawani Mandi, about 37 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 Balda
Tehsil headquarters Pirawa under 2 km
Nearest town Bhawāni Mandi 36 km
Nearest railway station Bhawani Mandi 37 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 52 km

Villages closest to Balda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balda village had a population of 897. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 988 residents.

Balda village has 433 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balda has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Balda is 326034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balda covers 626.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balda falls under Pirawa tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balda is Bhawani Mandi, about 37 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 Balda.

Balda is about 52 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balda is in Pirawa tehsil of Jhalawar district. Pirawa is about under 2 km away. Bhawāni Mandi is about 36 km away. Bhawani Mandi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narana (under 2 km), Kalyanpura (2.7 km) and Khejariya (2.8 km).

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

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