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About Balna Village

Balna is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 179 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 161.32 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 179
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
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 Balna compares

By the 2011 count Balna is the 87th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 161.32 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Balna

Balna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balna 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. The nearest villages by name are Amjar, Anarpa, Babiyar and Bagaur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Balna

As per the Census of India 2011, Balna village had a population of 364. That makes it the 87th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Balna village has 179 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balna has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Balna is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balna covers 161.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balna falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Balna notes the nearest railway station 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 Balna.

Balna is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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