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About Balol Khas Village

Balol Khas is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 196 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balol Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balol Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 85.26 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 196
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balol Khas compares

By the 2011 count Balol Khas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 85.26 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Balol Khas

Balol Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balol Khas 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balol Khas from other places

Balol Khas lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Balol Khas
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Balol Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baroh 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 Balol Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Balol Khas village had a population of 409. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Balol Khas village has 196 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balol Khas has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Balol Khas is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balol Khas covers 85.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balol Khas falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balol Khas is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balol Khas.

Balol Khas is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balol Khas is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Baroh is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balu Galoa (under 2 km), Balu Galoa I (under 2 km) and Balu Galoa Ii (under 2 km).

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

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