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About Balehr Khas Village

Balehr Khas is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 68 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balehr Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balehr Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176052
Area (hectares) 16.18 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 68
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balehr Khas compares

By the 2011 count Balehr Khas is the 129th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 16.18 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Balehr Khas

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

Balehr Khas lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, 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 Balehr Khas
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 4.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km

Villages closest to Balehr Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balehr Khas village had a population of 135. That makes it the 129th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Balehr Khas village has 68 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balehr Khas has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Balehr Khas is 176052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balehr Khas covers 16.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balehr Khas falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balehr Khas is Kangra Mandir, 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 Balehr Khas.

Balehr Khas is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balehr Khas is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 4.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 4.4 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naddi (under 2 km), Hodal (under 2 km) and Balreh (1.6 km).

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

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