About Balla Village

Balla is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 307 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176052
Area (hectares)	66.84 hectares
Population	603
Male Population	307
Female Population	296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balla compares

By the 2011 count Balla is the 55th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 66.84 hectares work out to about 9.0 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 Balla

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

Balla lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 17 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 Balla
Nearest railway station	Jawanwala Shahr	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	20 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	24 km

Villages closest to Balla

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.

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Common questions about Balla

As per the Census of India 2011, Balla village had a population of 603. That makes it the 55th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Balla village has 307 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balla has about 964 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 Balla is 176052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balla covers 66.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balla falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balla is Jawanwala Shahr, about 17 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 Balla.

Balla is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balla is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Jawanwala Shahr is about 17 km away. Dharmsala is about 20 km away. Dharamsala is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.