About Balu Galoa Village

Balu Galoa is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 122 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balu Galoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balu Galoa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176029
Area (hectares)	45.38 hectares
Population	233
Male Population	122
Female Population	111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balu Galoa compares

By the 2011 count Balu Galoa is the 30th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 45.38 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 Balu Galoa

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

Balu Galoa 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
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

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.

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Common questions about Balu Galoa

As per the Census of India 2011, Balu Galoa village had a population of 233. That makes it the 30th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Balu Galoa village has 122 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balu Galoa has about 910 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 Balu Galoa is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balu Galoa covers 45.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balu Galoa 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 Balu Galoa.

Balu Galoa 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 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.