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About Baldoa Village

Baldoa is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,020, made up of 517 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 731.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baldoa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baldoa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176027
Area (hectares) 731.31 hectares
Population 1,020
Male Population 517
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baldoa compares

By the 2011 count Baldoa is the 25th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 731.31 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Baldoa

Baldoa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baldoa 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baldoa from other places

Baldoa lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Meghrajpura, about 3.4 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 Baldoa
Nearest railway station Meghrajpura 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 7.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Talwāra 26 km

Villages closest to Baldoa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baldoa village had a population of 1,020. That makes it the 25th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Baldoa village has 517 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baldoa has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Baldoa is 176027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baldoa covers 731.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baldoa falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baldoa is Meghrajpura, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baldoa.

Baldoa is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baldoa is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Meghrajpura is about 3.4 km away. Jawali is about 7.6 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reserve Jangal Baldoa (under 2 km), Ban Manara (1.6 km) and Manara (1.6 km).

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

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