About Balhara Village

Balhara is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 31 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,742 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, 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	Lad Bharol
Pincode	176126
Area (hectares)	42.28 hectares
Population	85
Male Population	31
Female Population	54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,742
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 100th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 42.28 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

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 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 35 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
District headquarters	Mandi	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lad Bharol	30 km
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	35 km

Villages closest to Balhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 85. That makes it the 100th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Balhara village has 31 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balhara has about 1742 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Balhara is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balhara covers 42.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balhara falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balhara is Joginder Nagar, about 35 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 16 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 Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 16 km away. Lad Bharol is about 30 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.