About Balarwa Village

Balarwa is one of the larger villages in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,038, made up of 2,638 males and 2,400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1249 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balarwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Osian
Pincode	342306
Area (hectares)	1249 hectares
Population	5,038
Male Population	2,638
Female Population	2,400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balarwa compares

By the 2011 count Balarwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 1249 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Balarwa

Balarwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balarwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balarwa from other places

Balarwa lies about 28 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Tivari, about 6.7 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 Balarwa
Nearest railway station	Tivari	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Osian	26 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	28 km

Villages closest to Balarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balarwa village had a population of 5,038. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Balarwa village has 2,638 males and 2,400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balarwa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Balarwa is 342306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balarwa covers 1249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balarwa falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balarwa is Tivari, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Balarwa.

Balarwa is about 28 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balarwa is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Tivari is about 6.7 km away. Osian is about 26 km away. Jodhpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.