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About Balu Village

Balu is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 250 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 34.88 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 250
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Balu compares

By the 2011 count Balu is the 116th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 34.88 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Balu

Balu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Balu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balu from other places

Balu lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about under 2 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 Balu
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 5.2 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km

Villages closest to Balu

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.

Common questions about Balu

As per the Census of India 2011, Balu village had a population of 491. That makes it the 116th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Balu village has 250 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balu has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Balu is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balu covers 34.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Balu is Panchrukhi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balu.

Balu is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balu is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 5.2 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baluhi (under 2 km), Ustehr (under 2 km) and Bahru (under 2 km).

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

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