About Balahra Village

Balahra is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 120 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balahra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176098
Area (hectares)	159.86 hectares
Population	265
Male Population	120
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,208
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balahra compares

By the 2011 count Balahra is the 43rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 159.86 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 1070.

Getting to Balahra

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

Balahra lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 23 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 Balahra
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	23 km
District headquarters	Kangra	31 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	42 km

Villages closest to Balahra

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 Balahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Balahra village had a population of 265. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Balahra village has 120 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balahra has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Balahra is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balahra covers 159.86 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Balahra is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 23 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 Balahra.

Balahra is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balahra is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 8.3 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 23 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.