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About Balan Village

Balan is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 28 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,214 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 19.07 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 28
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,214
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balan compares

By the 2011 count Balan is the 330th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 19.07 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Balan

Balan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balan from other places

Balan lies about 19 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 Balan
Tehsil headquarters Theog 8.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Balan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balan village had a population of 62. That makes it the 330th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Balan village has 28 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balan has about 1214 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Balan is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balan covers 19.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balan falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Balan notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Balan.

Balan 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.

Balan is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.6 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.

The closest recorded villages are Balian (under 2 km), Tiali (under 2 km) and Banjri (under 2 km).

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

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