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About Balhiyan Village

Balhiyan is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 74 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176066, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balhiyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balhiyan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176066
Area (hectares) 23.26 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 74
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balhiyan compares

By the 2011 count Balhiyan is the 99th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 23.26 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Balhiyan

Balhiyan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balhiyan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balhiyan from other places

Balhiyan lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 20 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 Balhiyan
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 20 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Talwāra 39 km

Villages closest to Balhiyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balhiyan village had a population of 137. That makes it the 99th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Balhiyan village has 74 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balhiyan has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Balhiyan is 176066. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balhiyan covers 23.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balhiyan falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balhiyan is Jawalamukhi Road, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Balhiyan.

Balhiyan is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balhiyan is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 4.5 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 20 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaseti (under 2 km), Kubhkar (under 2 km) and Palahi (under 2 km).

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

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