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About Baliara Village

Baliara is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 239 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baliara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baliara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 290.33 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 239
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baliara compares

By the 2011 count Baliara is the 35th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 290.33 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1006.

Getting to Baliara

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

Baliara lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 7.4 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 Baliara
Nearest railway station Bharmar 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km

Villages closest to Baliara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baliara village had a population of 493. That makes it the 35th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Baliara village has 239 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baliara has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Baliara is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baliara covers 290.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baliara falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baliara is Bharmar, about 7.4 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 Baliara.

Baliara 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.

Baliara is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 7.4 km away. Fatehpur is about 14 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 Jangal Kathial (5.3 km), Reserve Jangal Junat (5.3 km) and Beli (5.9 km).

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

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