About Balhara Village

Balhara is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 72 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,444 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balhara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Dharmpur
Pincode	175040
Area (hectares)	75.14 hectares
Population	176
Male Population	72
Female Population	104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,444
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balhara compares

By the 2011 count Balhara is the 82nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 75.14 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 1126.

Getting to Balhara

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

Balhara lies about 93 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Balhara
Nearest railway station	Salogra	15 km
Nearest town	Solan	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmpur	27 km
District headquarters	Mandi	93 km

Villages closest to Balhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balhara village had a population of 176. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Balhara village has 72 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balhara has about 1444 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Balhara is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balhara covers 75.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balhara falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balhara is Salogra, 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 village for Balhara.

Balhara is about 93 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balhara is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Salogra is about 15 km away. Solan is about 17 km away. Dharmpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.