About Baldun Village

Baldun is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 78 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baldun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baldun village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176202
Area (hectares)	76.94 hectares
Population	151
Male Population	78
Female Population	73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baldun compares

By the 2011 count Baldun is the 267th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 76.94 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Baldun

Baldun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baldun as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baldun from other places

Baldun lies about 42 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 6.1 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 Baldun
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	6.1 km
Nearest town	Mamun	20 km
District headquarters	Kangra	42 km

Villages closest to Baldun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baldun village had a population of 151. That makes it the 267th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Baldun village has 78 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baldun has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Baldun is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baldun covers 76.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baldun falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baldun is Nurpur Road, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baldun.

Baldun is about 42 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baldun is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 2.0 km away. Nurpur Road is about 6.1 km away. Mamun is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.