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About Balir Lodhwan Village

Balir Lodhwan is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 170 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balir Lodhwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balir Lodhwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176402
Area (hectares) 255.79 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 170
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balir Lodhwan compares

By the 2011 count Balir Lodhwan is the 70th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 255.79 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Balir Lodhwan

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

Balir Lodhwan lies about 52 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 3.2 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 Balir Lodhwan
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road 3.2 km
Nearest town Mamun 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 52 km

Villages closest to Balir Lodhwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indora 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 Balir Lodhwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Balir Lodhwan village had a population of 342. That makes it the 70th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Balir Lodhwan village has 170 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balir Lodhwan has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Balir Lodhwan is 176402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balir Lodhwan covers 255.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balir Lodhwan falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balir Lodhwan is Dalhousie Road, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balir Lodhwan.

Balir Lodhwan is about 52 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balir Lodhwan is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Dalhousie Road is about 3.2 km away. Mamun is about 4.9 km away. Indora is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalawan (4.2 km), Samun (5.1 km) and Chochar (6.3 km).

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

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