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About Balahar Village

Balahar is a small village in Kotli tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 134 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Kotli
Pincode 175001
Area (hectares) 44.87 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 134
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balahar compares

By the 2011 count Balahar is the 42nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 44.87 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1084.

Getting to Balahar

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

Balahar lies about 90 km from Mandi. 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 Balahar
Tehsil headquarters Kotli 13 km
Nearest town Shimla 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 90 km

Villages closest to Balahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balahar village had a population of 265. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Balahar village has 134 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balahar has about 978 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 1084.

The pincode recorded for Balahar is 175001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balahar covers 44.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balahar falls under Kotli tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Balahar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balahar.

Balahar is about 90 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balahar is in Kotli tehsil of Mandi district. Kotli is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhalwani (9.1 km), Mandokhar (9.7 km) and Dhawansari (9.9 km).

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

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