About Balh Village

Balh is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 138 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, 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	Padhar
Pincode	176121
Area (hectares)	98.6 hectares
Population	254
Male Population	138
Female Population	116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	841
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balh compares

By the 2011 count Balh is the 78th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 98.6 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 993.

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 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 15 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 48 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	Padhar	7.2 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	12 km
District headquarters	Mandi	15 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	48 km

Villages closest to Balh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balh village had a population of 254. That makes it the 78th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Balh village has 138 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balh has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Balh is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balh covers 98.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balh is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 Balh.

Balh is about 15 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 Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Padhar is about 7.2 km away. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.