About Balahr Village

Balahr is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 229 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balahr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176031
Area (hectares)	121.73 hectares
Population	460
Male Population	229
Female Population	231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balahr compares

By the 2011 count Balahr is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 121.73 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1070.

Getting to Balahr

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

Balahr lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 16 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 Balahr
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	16 km
District headquarters	Kangra	22 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	35 km

Villages closest to Balahr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balahr village had a population of 460. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Balahr village has 229 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balahr has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Balahr is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balahr covers 121.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balahr falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balahr is Jawalamukhi Road, about 16 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 Balahr.

Balahr is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balahr is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.6 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.