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About Balhra Chhek Village

Balhra Chhek is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 88 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balhra Chhek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balhra Chhek village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 103.84 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 88
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balhra Chhek compares

By the 2011 count Balhra Chhek is the 143rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 103.84 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Balhra Chhek

Balhra Chhek is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balhra Chhek as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balhra Chhek from other places

Balhra Chhek 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 Balhra Chhek
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 4.2 km
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 35 km

Villages closest to Balhra Chhek

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat 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 Balhra Chhek

As per the Census of India 2011, Balhra Chhek village had a population of 161. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Balhra Chhek village has 88 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balhra Chhek has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Balhra Chhek is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balhra Chhek covers 103.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balhra Chhek falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balhra Chhek 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balhra Chhek.

Balhra Chhek 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.

Balhra Chhek is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 4.2 km away. Mandi is about 16 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatoh Phakrehr (under 2 km), Tapaon (under 2 km) and Dun (under 2 km).

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

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