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About Baloh Village

Baloh is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 98 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177041, 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 Nadaun
Pincode 177041
Area (hectares) 55.1 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 98
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 136th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 55.1 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1091.

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 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 Baloh
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 21 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Baloh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baloh village had a population of 189. That makes it the 136th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Baloh village has 98 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baloh has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Baloh is 177041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baloh covers 55.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baloh 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 Baloh.

Baloh 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.

Baloh is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 15 km away. Nadaun is about 21 km away. Hamirpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ser (2.6 km), Karaur (2.6 km) and Sankar (2.6 km).

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

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