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About Balh Bhurian Village

Balh Bhurian is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 120 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,233 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176076, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balh Bhurian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balh Bhurian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176076
Area (hectares) 115.21 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 120
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,233
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 Balh Bhurian compares

By the 2011 count Balh Bhurian is the 28th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 115.21 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Balh Bhurian

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

Balh Bhurian lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 21 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 Balh Bhurian
Tehsil headquarters Thural 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 41 km

Villages closest to Balh Bhurian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thural 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 Balh Bhurian

As per the Census of India 2011, Balh Bhurian village had a population of 268. That makes it the 28th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Balh Bhurian village has 120 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balh Bhurian has about 1233 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Balh Bhurian is 176076. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balh Bhurian covers 115.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balh Bhurian falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balh Bhurian is Panchrukhi, about 21 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 Balh Bhurian.

Balh Bhurian is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balh Bhurian is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about 6.0 km away. Panchrukhi is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghandera (under 2 km), Dhaniara (under 2 km) and Bairghatta (1.7 km).

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

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