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About Balowa Village

Balowa is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 206 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balowa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 206
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Balowa compares

By the 2011 count Balowa is the 30th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Balowa

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

Balowa 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 Balowa
Tehsil headquarters Theog 2.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Balowa

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 Balowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Balowa village had a population of 401. That makes it the 30th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Balowa village has 206 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balowa has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Balowa covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Balowa 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 Balowa.

Balowa 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.

Balowa is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 2.1 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 Bundu (under 2 km), Karaili (under 2 km) and Thanda (under 2 km).

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

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