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About Balyali Village

Balyali is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 129 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balyali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balyali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 176090
Area (hectares) 50.15 hectares
Population 268
Male Population 129
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balyali compares

By the 2011 count Balyali is the 22nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 50.15 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Balyali

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

Balyali lies about 84 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 18 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 Balyali
Nearest town Dharamsala 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 84 km

Villages closest to Balyali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balyali village had a population of 268. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Balyali village has 129 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balyali has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Balyali is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balyali covers 50.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balyali falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balyali is Kangra Mandir, about 18 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 Balyali.

Balyali is about 84 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balyali is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Dharamsala is about 4.4 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 18 km away. Sandhol is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balh (under 2 km), D P F Khumbal (under 2 km) and Devgarh (5.8 km).

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

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