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About Balwas Village

Balwas is a small village in Kumbhalgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 185 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Rajsamand
Tehsil Kumbhalgarh
Pincode 313325
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 185
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Balwas compares

By the 2011 count Balwas is the 131st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 864 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Balwas

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

Balwas lies about 26 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Kankroli, about 30 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 Balwas
Nearest town Sādri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumbhalgarh 26 km
District headquarters Rajsamand 26 km
Nearest railway station Kankroli 30 km

Villages closest to Balwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balwas village had a population of 360. That makes it the 131st largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 864 residents.

Balwas village has 185 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balwas has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Balwas is 313325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balwas covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balwas falls under Kumbhalgarh tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Balwas is Kankroli, about 30 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 Balwas.

Balwas is about 26 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balwas is in Kumbhalgarh tehsil of Rajsamand district. Sādri is about 19 km away. Kumbhalgarh is about 26 km away. Rajsamand is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheran (under 2 km), Majhera (1.6 km) and Oladar (1.9 km).

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

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