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About Balokhar Village

Balokhar is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 237 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balokhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176041
Area (hectares) 89.35 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 237
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Balokhar compares

By the 2011 count Balokhar is the 45th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 89.35 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Balokhar

Balokhar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balokhar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balokhar from other places

Balokhar 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 Balokhar
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 Balokhar

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 Balokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Balokhar village had a population of 495. That makes it the 45th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Balokhar village has 237 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balokhar has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Balokhar is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balokhar covers 89.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balokhar is Buffer Stop, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balokhar.

Balokhar 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.

Balokhar 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), Balor (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 Balokhar today is likely to be higher.

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