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About Balaindha Village

Balaindha is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 139 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaindha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaindha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 64.39 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 139
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balaindha compares

By the 2011 count Balaindha is the 78th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 64.39 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Balaindha

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

Balaindha lies about 31 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Balaindha
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 3.7 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 31 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 49 km

Villages closest to Balaindha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaindha village had a population of 288. That makes it the 78th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Balaindha village has 139 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaindha has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Balaindha is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaindha covers 64.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balaindha falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balaindha is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Balaindha.

Balaindha is about 31 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaindha is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 3.7 km away. Sundarnagar is about 28 km away. Mandi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Balaindha (under 2 km), Rord (under 2 km) and D P F Nihri (1.5 km).

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

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