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About Balu Village

Balu 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 13 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 23.04 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 13
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balu compares

By the 2011 count Balu 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 23.04 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Balu

Balu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 from other places

Balu lies about 30 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
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km

Villages closest to Balu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balu 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 village has 13 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balu has about 923 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 is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balu covers 23.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Balu 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 <5 km distance for Balu.

Balu is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balu 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 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamlota (under 2 km), Chanaur Kar (under 2 km) and Chandrot Khas (2.6 km).

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

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