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{{for|the village in Iran|Balal, Iran}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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| name = Balal
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]]
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| government_type = [[Panchayati Raj (India)]]
| governing_body = Balal Grama Panchayat
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| area_total_km2 = 37.24
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''' Balal ''' is a village and a [[Grama Panchayat]] in [[Kasaragod district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archivedate=2008-12-08 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Balal had a population of 9,936 with 4,885 males and 5,051 females. Balal village has an area of {{cvt|37.24|km2}} with 2,415 families residing in it. In Balal, 9.84% of the population was under 6 years of age. Balal village had an average literacy of 87.66% lower than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 90.58% and female literacy was 84.87%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kasaragod |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=92,93 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3201_PART_B_KASARAGOD.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

===State Government Offices===
* Balal Sub Registrar's Office
* Balal Govt Higher Secondary School, Balal Village Office Balal Krishi Bhavan Balal grama panchayath Balal home dispensary

[http://lsgkerala.in/balalpanchayat/ Balal Grama Panchayath]

==Transportation==
This village is connected to Karnataka state through [[Panathur]]. Its nearest town is [[Vellarikundu]]. There is a 20-km road from Panathur to [[Sullia]] in Karnataka from where Bangalore and Mysore can be easily accessed. Locations in Kerala can be accessed by driving towards the western side. The nearest railway station is [[Kanhangad railway station|Kanhangad]] on [[Shoranur-Mangalore Section]] under [[Southern Railway zone|Southern railway]]. The nearest airports are [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]] in the south and [[Mangalore International Airport|Mangalore]] in the north.

==References==
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{{Kasaragod district}}
[[Category:Nileshwaram area]]

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