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About Balhech Ii Village

Balhech Ii is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 65 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balhech Ii Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balhech Ii village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 42.78 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 65
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Balhech Ii compares

By the 2011 count Balhech Ii is the 236th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 42.78 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 990.

Getting to Balhech Ii

Balhech Ii is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balhech Ii 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 Balhech Ii from other places

Balhech Ii lies about 20 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 Balhech Ii
Tehsil headquarters Theog 2.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Balhech Ii

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 Balhech Ii

As per the Census of India 2011, Balhech Ii village had a population of 122. That makes it the 236th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Balhech Ii village has 65 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balhech Ii has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Balhech Ii covers 42.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balhech Ii falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Balhech Ii 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 Balhech Ii.

Balhech Ii is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balhech Ii is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 2.3 km away. Shimla is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balhech I (under 2 km), Jangal Balhech (under 2 km) and Bhot (under 2 km).

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

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