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About Balidhar Village

Balidhar is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 209 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balidhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balidhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 209
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balidhar compares

By the 2011 count Balidhar is the 38th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Balidhar

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

Balidhar lies about 30 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 Balidhar
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 2.2 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 26 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 49 km

Villages closest to Balidhar

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 Balidhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Balidhar village had a population of 415. That makes it the 38th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Balidhar village has 209 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balidhar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

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

Balidhar covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Balidhar 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 Balidhar.

Balidhar is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balidhar is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 2.2 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahal (under 2 km), D P F Sunah (1.5 km) and Sunah (1.5 km).

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

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