About Bala Village

Bala is a large village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,280, made up of 1,737 males and 1,543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3406 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Bilara
Pincode	342605
Area (hectares)	3406 hectares
Population	3,280
Male Population	1,737
Female Population	1,543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bala compares

By the 2011 count Bala is the 16th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 3406 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bala

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

Bala lies about 54 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhawi, about 9.3 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 Bala
Nearest railway station	Bhawi	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bilara	17 km
Nearest town	Bilāra	17 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	54 km

Villages closest to Bala

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

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Common questions about Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala village had a population of 3,280. That makes it the 16th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Bala village has 1,737 males and 1,543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bala is 342605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bala covers 3406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bala falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bala is Bhawi, about 9.3 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 village for Bala.

Bala is about 54 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhawi is about 9.3 km away. Bilara is about 17 km away. Bilāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.