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About Baluhi Village

Baluhi is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 164 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,372 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176086, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baluhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baluhi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176086
Area (hectares) 38.17 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 164
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,372
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 Baluhi compares

By the 2011 count Baluhi is the 167th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 38.17 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Baluhi

Baluhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baluhi 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 Baluhi from other places

Baluhi 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 Baluhi
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 Baluhi

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 Baluhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Baluhi village had a population of 389. That makes it the 167th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Baluhi village has 164 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baluhi has about 1372 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Baluhi is 176086. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baluhi covers 38.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Baluhi is Panchrukhi, about under 2 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 Baluhi.

Baluhi 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.

Baluhi 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 Balu (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 Baluhi today is likely to be higher.

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