About Balang Village

Balang is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 28 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	56.74 hectares
Population	54
Male Population	28
Female Population	26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balang compares

By the 2011 count Balang is the 366th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 56.74 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Balang

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

Balang lies about 19 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 17 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 Balang
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	19 km
District headquarters	Shimla	19 km

Villages closest to Balang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Balang

As per the Census of India 2011, Balang village had a population of 54. That makes it the 366th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Balang village has 28 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balang has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Balang is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balang covers 56.74 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.

Balang falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balang is Jutogh, about 17 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 Balang.

Balang is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balang is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 17 km away. Shimla Rural is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.