About Balash Village

Balash is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 52 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balash Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balash village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Sundarnagar
Pincode	175031
Area (hectares)	29 hectares
Population	111
Male Population	52
Female Population	59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,135
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balash compares

By the 2011 count Balash is the 132nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Balash

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

Balash lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 42 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 Balash
Tehsil headquarters	Sundarnagar	13 km
District headquarters	Mandi	28 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	42 km

Villages closest to Balash

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balash village had a population of 111. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Balash village has 52 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balash has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Balash is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balash covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balash falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balash is Summer Hill, about 42 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 Balash.

Balash is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balash is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.