About Baloh Village

Baloh is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 241 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baloh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	196 hectares
Population	481
Male Population	241
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baloh compares

By the 2011 count Baloh is the 25th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Baloh

Baloh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baloh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baloh from other places

Baloh lies about 18 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 23 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 Baloh
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	18 km
District headquarters	Chamba	18 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	23 km

Villages closest to Baloh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baloh village had a population of 481. That makes it the 25th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Baloh village has 241 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baloh has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Baloh is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baloh covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baloh falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baloh is Talara, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baloh.

Baloh is about 18 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baloh is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 18 km away. Talara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.