About Balah Village

Balah is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,608, made up of 805 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balah village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	292 hectares
Population	1,608
Male Population	805
Female Population	803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balah compares

By the 2011 count Balah is the 15th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Balah

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

Balah lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 11 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 Balah
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 km

Villages closest to Balah

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.

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Common questions about Balah

As per the Census of India 2011, Balah village had a population of 1,608. That makes it the 15th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Balah village has 805 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balah has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Balah is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balah covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balah is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 11 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 Balah.

Balah 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.

Balah is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 11 km away. Jawali is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.