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About Balh Patialan Village

Balh Patialan is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 92 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balh Patialan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balh Patialan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176040
Area (hectares) 29.08 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 92
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balh Patialan compares

By the 2011 count Balh Patialan is the 63rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 29.08 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Balh Patialan

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

How far is Balh Patialan from other places

Balh Patialan lies about 38 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 44 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 Balh Patialan
Nearest town Sundarnagar 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 31 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 38 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 44 km

Villages closest to Balh Patialan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhatwal 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 Balh Patialan

As per the Census of India 2011, Balh Patialan village had a population of 198. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Balh Patialan village has 92 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balh Patialan has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Balh Patialan is 176040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balh Patialan covers 29.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balh Patialan falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balh Patialan is Olinda, about 44 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 <5 km distance for Balh Patialan.

Balh Patialan is about 38 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balh Patialan is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 5.9 km away. Dhatwal is about 31 km away. Hamirpur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tihri (3.5 km), Bhahal Arjun (4.2 km) and Bhailu (4.2 km).

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

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