About Balag Village

Balag is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 281, made up of 138 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171226
Area (hectares)	31.93 hectares
Population	281
Male Population	138
Female Population	143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balag compares

By the 2011 count Balag is the 85th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 31.93 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Balag

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

Balag lies about 21 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 Balag
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	10 km
District headquarters	Shimla	21 km

Villages closest to Balag

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.

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Common questions about Balag

As per the Census of India 2011, Balag village had a population of 281. That makes it the 85th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Balag village has 138 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balag has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Balag is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balag covers 31.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Balag notes the nearest railway station 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 Balag.

Balag is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balag is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.