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About Balinda Village

Balinda is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 22 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balinda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balinda village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 17.79 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 22
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balinda compares

By the 2011 count Balinda is the 155th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 17.79 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Balinda

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

Balinda lies about 50 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 Balinda
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 19 km
District headquarters Shimla 50 km

Villages closest to Balinda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balinda village had a population of 41. That makes it the 155th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Balinda village has 22 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balinda has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Balinda is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balinda covers 17.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balinda falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Balinda 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 Balinda.

Balinda is about 50 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balinda is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ropa (7.6 km), Sakundi Chimla (7.9 km) and Chekul (9.4 km).

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

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