About Balaganj Village

Balaganj is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 161 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaganj village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Garhwal
Tehsil	Kotdwara
Pincode	246149
Area (hectares)	8.77 hectares
Population	316
Male Population	161
Female Population	155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balaganj compares

By the 2011 count Balaganj is the 76th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 8.77 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Balaganj

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

Balaganj lies about 17 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 8.4 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 Balaganj
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	8.4 km
Nearest town	Kotdwāra	8.4 km
District headquarters	Garhwal	17 km

Villages closest to Balaganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaganj village had a population of 316. That makes it the 76th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Balaganj village has 161 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaganj has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Balaganj is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaganj covers 8.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balaganj falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Balaganj is Kotdwara, about 8.4 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 Balaganj.

Balaganj is about 17 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaganj is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Kotdwara is about 8.4 km away. Kotdwāra is about 8.4 km away. Garhwal is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.