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About Balsundi Village

Balsundi is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 84 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balsundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balsundi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246425
Area (hectares) 91.75 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 84
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Balsundi compares

By the 2011 count Balsundi is the 145th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 91.75 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Balsundi

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

Balsundi lies about 22 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 88 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 Balsundi
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 9.8 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 22 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 40 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 88 km

Villages closest to Balsundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balsundi village had a population of 167. That makes it the 145th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Balsundi village has 84 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balsundi has about 988 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 1076.

The pincode recorded for Balsundi is 246425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balsundi covers 91.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balsundi falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Balsundi is Rishikesh, about 88 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 Balsundi.

Balsundi is about 22 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balsundi is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 9.8 km away. Rudraprayag is about 22 km away. Srīnagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machkandi (1.7 km), Jaykandi (2.1 km) and Kandi (2.1 km).

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

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