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About Bal Pharach Village

Bal Pharach is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 64 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 688 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bal Pharach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bal Pharach village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 103.82 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 64
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 688
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bal Pharach compares

By the 2011 count Bal Pharach is the 109th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 103.82 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 945.

Getting to Bal Pharach

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

Bal Pharach lies about 44 km from Shimla. 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 Bal Pharach
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 2.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Bal Pharach

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaupal 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 Bal Pharach

As per the Census of India 2011, Bal Pharach village had a population of 108. That makes it the 109th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Bal Pharach village has 64 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bal Pharach has about 688 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bal Pharach is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bal Pharach covers 103.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bal Pharach falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bal Pharach notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bal Pharach.

Bal Pharach is about 44 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bal Pharach is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 2.5 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batewri (under 2 km), Batewri Ii (under 2 km) and Rawtan (under 2 km).

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

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