About Baloh Village

Baloh is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 855, made up of 382 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177023, 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	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Pincode	177023
Area (hectares)	129.09 hectares
Population	855
Male Population	382
Female Population	473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,238
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baloh compares

By the 2011 count Baloh is the 20th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 129.09 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Baloh

Baloh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baloh 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 Baloh from other places

Baloh lies about 35 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 33 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
Nearest town	Mandi	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	25 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	33 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	35 km

Villages closest to Baloh

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.

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Common questions about Baloh

As per the Census of India 2011, Baloh village had a population of 855. That makes it the 20th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Baloh village has 382 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baloh has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Baloh is 177023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baloh covers 129.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Baloh is Buffer Stop, about 33 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 Baloh.

Baloh is about 35 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baloh is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 3.5 km away. Bhoranj is about 25 km away. Buffer Stop is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.