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About Baliya Kalan Village

Baliya Kalan is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 85 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,247 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliya Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliya Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174305
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 85
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,247
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baliya Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Baliya Kalan is the 109th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Baliya Kalan

Baliya Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baliya Kalan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baliya Kalan from other places

Baliya Kalan lies about 31 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Una Himachal, about 2.2 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 Baliya Kalan
Nearest railway station Una Himachal 2.2 km
Nearest town Nangal 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 17 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 31 km

Villages closest to Baliya Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsar 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 Baliya Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliya Kalan village had a population of 191. That makes it the 109th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Baliya Kalan village has 85 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliya Kalan has about 1247 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Baliya Kalan is 174305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliya Kalan covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baliya Kalan falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baliya Kalan is Una Himachal, about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baliya Kalan.

Baliya Kalan is about 31 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baliya Kalan is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Una Himachal is about 2.2 km away. Nangal is about 15 km away. Barsar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awah Upperla (under 2 km), Bear Kalan (under 2 km) and Guria Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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