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About Balu Galoa I Village

Balu Galoa I is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 12 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balu Galoa I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balu Galoa I village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 30.46 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 12
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balu Galoa I compares

By the 2011 count Balu Galoa I is the 147th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 30.46 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1091.

Getting to Balu Galoa I

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

Balu Galoa I 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 Balu Galoa I
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 Balu Galoa I

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 Balu Galoa I

As per the Census of India 2011, Balu Galoa I village had a population of 25. That makes it the 147th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Balu Galoa I village has 12 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balu Galoa I has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Balu Galoa I is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balu Galoa I covers 30.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balu Galoa I falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balu Galoa I is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Balu Galoa I.

Balu Galoa I 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.

Balu Galoa I 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 Balol Khas (under 2 km), Balu Galoa (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 Balu Galoa I today is likely to be higher.

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