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About Balasaur Village

Balasaur is a large village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,825, made up of 1,796 males and 2,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balasaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balasaur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 59.97 hectares
Population 3,825
Male Population 1,796
Female Population 2,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balasaur compares

By the 2011 count Balasaur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 59.97 hectares work out to about 64 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Balasaur

Balasaur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balasaur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balasaur from other places

Balasaur lies about 9.2 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 13 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 Balasaur
District headquarters Garhwal 9.2 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 13 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 13 km

Villages closest to Balasaur

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.

Common questions about Balasaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Balasaur village had a population of 3,825. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Balasaur village has 1,796 males and 2,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balasaur has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1139.

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

Balasaur covers 59.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 64 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Balasaur falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Balasaur is Kotdwara, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balasaur.

Balasaur is about 9.2 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balasaur is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 9.2 km away. Kotdwāra is about 13 km away. Kotdwara is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjiyari (under 2 km), Pali (under 2 km) and Bagi Choti (1.6 km).

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

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