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About Balhari Village

Balhari is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 49 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balhari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 117.17 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 49
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
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 Balhari compares

By the 2011 count Balhari is the 271st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 117.17 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Balhari

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

Balhari lies about 17 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 Balhari
Tehsil headquarters Theog 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Balhari

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 Balhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Balhari village had a population of 99. That makes it the 271st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Balhari village has 49 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balhari has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Balhari is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balhari covers 117.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Balhari 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 Balhari.

Balhari is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balhari is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shili Mehla (under 2 km), Thakar Ka Shil (under 2 km) and Garpiyan (under 2 km).

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

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