About Balasar Village

Balasar is a small village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 112 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1599 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balasar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Phalodi
Pincode	342307
Area (hectares)	1599 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	112
Female Population	110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balasar compares

By the 2011 count Balasar is the 444th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1599 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Balasar

Balasar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balasar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Balasar from other places

Balasar lies about 108 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Shaitan Singh Nagar, about 12 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 Balasar
Nearest railway station	Shaitan Singh Nagar	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phalodi	16 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	108 km

Villages closest to Balasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balasar village had a population of 222. That makes it the 444th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Balasar village has 112 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balasar has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Balasar is 342307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balasar covers 1599 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balasar falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balasar is Shaitan Singh Nagar, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balasar.

Balasar is about 108 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balasar is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shaitan Singh Nagar is about 12 km away. Phalodi is about 16 km away. Jodhpur is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.