About Balloh Village

Balloh is a small village in Galore tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 111 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balloh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Galore
Pincode	177040
Area (hectares)	67 hectares
Population	213
Male Population	111
Female Population	102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balloh compares

By the 2011 count Balloh is the 51st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 251 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1177.

Getting to Balloh

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

Balloh lies about 29 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 Balloh
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	15 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	29 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	34 km
Tehsil headquarters	Galore	35 km

Villages closest to Balloh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balloh village had a population of 213. That makes it the 51st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 251 residents.

Balloh village has 111 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balloh has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1177.

The pincode recorded for Balloh is 177040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balloh covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balloh falls under Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balloh is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 Balloh.

Balloh is about 29 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balloh is in Galore tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 15 km away. Hamirpur is about 29 km away. Dharamsala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.