About Balh Dhar Village

Balh Dhar is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 183 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balh Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balh Dhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	175005
Area (hectares)	393.68 hectares
Population	363
Male Population	183
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balh Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Balh Dhar is the 39th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 393.68 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Balh Dhar

Balh Dhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Balh Dhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Balh Dhar from other places

Balh Dhar lies about 33 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 40 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 Dhar
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	28 km
District headquarters	Mandi	33 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	40 km

Villages closest to Balh Dhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balh Dhar village had a population of 363. That makes it the 39th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Balh Dhar village has 183 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balh Dhar has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Balh Dhar is 175005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balh Dhar covers 393.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balh Dhar falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balh Dhar is Jutogh, about 40 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Balh Dhar.

Balh Dhar is about 33 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balh Dhar is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Padhar is about 28 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.