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About Balra Village

Balra is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 25 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 69.21 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 25
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balra compares

By the 2011 count Balra is the 183rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 69.21 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Balra

Balra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balra from other places

Balra lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 7.9 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 Balra
Nearest railway station Tripal 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Talwāra 30 km

Villages closest to Balra

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.

Common questions about Balra

As per the Census of India 2011, Balra village had a population of 53. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Balra village has 25 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balra has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Balra is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balra covers 69.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Balra is Tripal, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balra.

Balra 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.

Balra is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 7.9 km away. Khundian is about 17 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 Mannu (1.6 km), Kior (4.8 km) and Kala Pani (6.7 km).

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

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