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About Baldoh Village

Baldoh is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 214 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baldoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baldoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177108
Area (hectares) 270.89 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 214
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baldoh compares

By the 2011 count Baldoh is the 22nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 270.89 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Baldoh

Baldoh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baldoh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baldoh from other places

Baldoh lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 Baldoh
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Baldoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baldoh village had a population of 422. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Baldoh village has 214 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baldoh has about 972 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 1059.

The pincode recorded for Baldoh is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baldoh covers 270.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baldoh falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baldoh is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baldoh.

Baldoh is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baldoh is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 8.9 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sai (under 2 km), Chalah (2.4 km) and Banda (4.8 km).

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

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