About Balla Village

Balla is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 878, made up of 404 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176059
Area (hectares)	116.24 hectares
Population	878
Male Population	404
Female Population	474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,173
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balla compares

By the 2011 count Balla is the 44th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 116.24 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Balla

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

Balla lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 2.0 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 Balla
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	20 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km

Villages closest to Balla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balla village had a population of 878. That makes it the 44th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Balla village has 404 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balla has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Balla is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balla covers 116.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balla falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balla is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 2.0 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 Balla.

Balla is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balla is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 2.0 km away. Palampur is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.