About Balian Village

Balian is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 440, made up of 224 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balian village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171209
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	440
Male Population	224
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balian compares

By the 2011 count Balian is the 25th 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 125 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Balian

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

Balian 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 Balian
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	8.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	19 km

Villages closest to Balian

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 Balian

As per the Census of India 2011, Balian village had a population of 440. That makes it the 25th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Balian village has 224 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balian has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Balian covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Balian 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 Balian.

Balian 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.

Balian is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.6 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.