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About Baleta Village

Baleta is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 5 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baleta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baleta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dhira
Pincode 176084
Area (hectares) 15.26 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 5
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baleta compares

By the 2011 count Baleta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 15.26 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Baleta

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

Baleta lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.4 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 Baleta
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhira 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km

Villages closest to Baleta

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 Baleta

As per the Census of India 2011, Baleta village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Baleta village has 5 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baleta has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Baleta is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baleta covers 15.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Baleta is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 9.4 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 Baleta.

Baleta is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baleta is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 9.4 km away. Dhira is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malehr (under 2 km), Phashta (under 2 km) and Har Liungni (under 2 km).

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

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