About Balaso Village

Balaso is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 55 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,255 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaso village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171302
Area (hectares)	40 hectares
Population	124
Male Population	55
Female Population	69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,255
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaso compares

By the 2011 count Balaso is the 222nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Balaso

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

Balaso lies about 54 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 17 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 Balaso
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	17 km
Nearest town	Shimla	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	24 km
District headquarters	Mandi	54 km

Villages closest to Balaso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaso village had a population of 124. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Balaso village has 55 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaso has about 1255 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Balaso is 171302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaso covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balaso falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balaso is Jutogh, about 17 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 Balaso.

Balaso is about 54 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaso is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Jutogh is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Karsog is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.