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About Balheot Village

Balheot is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 134 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balheot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balheot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 132.86 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 134
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
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 Balheot compares

By the 2011 count Balheot is the 93rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 132.86 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Balheot

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

Balheot lies about 42 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 41 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 Balheot
Tehsil headquarters Theog 28 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 41 km
District headquarters Shimla 42 km

Villages closest to Balheot

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 Balheot

As per the Census of India 2011, Balheot village had a population of 270. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Balheot village has 134 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balheot has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Balheot covers 132.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balheot is Salogra, about 41 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 <5 km distance for Balheot.

Balheot is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balheot is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 28 km away. Salogra is about 41 km away. Shimla is about 42 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 Jangal Balheot (under 2 km), Barail (7.9 km) and Basmol (10 km).

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

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