About Balara Village

Balara is one of the larger villages in Jaitaran tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,214, made up of 3,125 males and 3,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4339 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balara village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Pali
Tehsil	Jaitaran
Pincode	306709
Area (hectares)	4339 hectares
Population	6,214
Male Population	3,125
Female Population	3,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balara compares

By the 2011 count Balara is the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,890 residents. Its 4339 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Balara

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

Balara lies about 94 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Ras, about 11 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 Balara
Nearest railway station	Ras	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaitaran	16 km
Nearest town	Jaitāran	16 km
District headquarters	Pali	94 km

Villages closest to Balara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balara village had a population of 6,214. That makes it the 6th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,890 residents.

Balara village has 3,125 males and 3,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balara has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Balara is 306709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balara covers 4339 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.

Balara falls under Jaitaran tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balara is Ras, about 11 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 Balara.

Balara is about 94 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balara is in Jaitaran tehsil of Pali district. Ras is about 11 km away. Jaitaran is about 16 km away. Jaitāran is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.