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About Baloti Village

Baloti is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 111 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baloti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baloti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176101
Area (hectares) 54.5 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 111
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baloti compares

By the 2011 count Baloti is the 36th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 54.5 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Baloti

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

Baloti lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.3 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 Baloti
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 27 km

Villages closest to Baloti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhira 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 Baloti

As per the Census of India 2011, Baloti village had a population of 241. That makes it the 36th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Baloti village has 111 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baloti has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Baloti is 176101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baloti covers 54.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baloti falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baloti is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.3 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 Baloti.

Baloti is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baloti is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 7.3 km away. Dhira is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kohana (under 2 km), Marhun Daroh (under 2 km) and Tharkehr (under 2 km).

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

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