About Baloh Village

Baloh is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 69 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baloh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baloh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	43.52 hectares
Population	135
Male Population	69
Female Population	66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baloh compares

By the 2011 count Baloh is the 179th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 43.52 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Baloh

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

Baloh 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 Baloh
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	19 km
District headquarters	Shimla	19 km

Villages closest to Baloh

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 Baloh

As per the Census of India 2011, Baloh village had a population of 135. That makes it the 179th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Baloh village has 69 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baloh has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Baloh covers 43.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Baloh 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 Baloh.

Baloh 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.

Baloh 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.