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About Balla Village

Balla is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 112 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176066, 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 Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176066
Area (hectares) 37.72 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 112
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Balla compares

By the 2011 count Balla is the 75th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 37.72 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Balla

Balla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balla 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 Balla from other places

Balla lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Talwāra 35 km

Villages closest to Balla

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 Balla

As per the Census of India 2011, Balla village had a population of 225. That makes it the 75th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Balla village has 112 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balla has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1107.

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

Balla covers 37.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balla is Tripal, about 18 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 Balla.

Balla 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.

Balla is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 7.8 km away. Tripal is about 18 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 Gahlian (under 2 km), Rakwal Lahr (under 2 km) and Bhagaur (under 2 km).

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

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