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About Balahu Village

Balahu is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 32 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balahu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 23.07 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 32
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,250
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balahu compares

By the 2011 count Balahu is the 304th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 23.07 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Balahu

Balahu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balahu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balahu from other places

Balahu lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.3 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 Balahu
Nearest railway station Jutogh 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km

Villages closest to Balahu

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.

Common questions about Balahu

As per the Census of India 2011, Balahu village had a population of 72. That makes it the 304th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Balahu village has 32 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balahu has about 1250 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Balahu covers 23.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balahu is Jutogh, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balahu.

Balahu is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balahu is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 7.3 km away. Shimla Rural is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal D P F Balahu (under 2 km), Karhech (under 2 km) and Karhechi (under 2 km).

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

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