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About Balara Tikri Village

Balara Tikri is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 79 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balara Tikri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balara Tikri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 219 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 79
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balara Tikri compares

By the 2011 count Balara Tikri is the 121st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Balara Tikri

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

Balara Tikri lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 17 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 Balara Tikri
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 17 km
Nearest town Solan 18 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km

Villages closest to Balara Tikri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Balara Tikri

As per the Census of India 2011, Balara Tikri village had a population of 151. That makes it the 121st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Balara Tikri village has 79 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balara Tikri has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Balara Tikri is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balara Tikri covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balara Tikri falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balara Tikri is Salogra, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balara Tikri.

Balara Tikri is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balara Tikri is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 2.9 km away. Salogra is about 17 km away. Solan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikri Jajah (under 2 km), Laharab (under 2 km) and Tikar (under 2 km).

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

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