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About Baloh Village

Baloh is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 23 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,217 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177007, 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 Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 177007
Area (hectares) 49.39 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 23
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,217
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baloh compares

By the 2011 count Baloh is the 162nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 49.39 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Baloh

Baloh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baloh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 15 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 Tira Sujanpur 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 51. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Baloh village has 23 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baloh has about 1217 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Baloh is 177007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baloh covers 49.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baloh falls under Tira Sujanpur 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 12 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 15 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 Lahru (under 2 km), Chaklah (2.4 km) and Thana (2.8 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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