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About Balor Village

Balor is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 84 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 27.45 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 84
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,214
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 Balor compares

By the 2011 count Balor is the 163rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 27.45 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Balor

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

Balor lies about 32 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Balor
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Nearest town Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 27 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 32 km

Villages closest to Balor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balor village had a population of 186. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Balor village has 84 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balor has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Balor is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balor covers 27.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balor falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balor is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Balor.

Balor is about 32 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balor is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Bhoranj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajwal (under 2 km), Balokhar (under 2 km) and Dalalar (under 2 km).

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

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