About Balh Village

Balh is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 344 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	176120
Area (hectares)	226.15 hectares
Population	642
Male Population	344
Female Population	298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balh compares

By the 2011 count Balh is the 41st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 226.15 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Balh

Balh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balh from other places

Balh lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	15 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	16 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km

Villages closest to Balh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balh village had a population of 642. That makes it the 41st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Balh village has 344 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balh has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Balh is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balh covers 226.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balh falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balh is Buffer Stop, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Balh.

Balh is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balh is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 15 km away. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.