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About Bali Koti Village

Bali Koti is a mid sized village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,688, made up of 934 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 807 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bali Koti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bali Koti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Shalai
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 518 hectares
Population 1,688
Male Population 934
Female Population 754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 807
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bali Koti compares

By the 2011 count Bali Koti is the 7th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 518 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bali Koti

Bali Koti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bali Koti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bali Koti from other places

Bali Koti lies about 18 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Bali Koti
Tehsil headquarters Shalai 8.4 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 18 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 28 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 54 km

Villages closest to Bali Koti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shalai 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 Bali Koti

As per the Census of India 2011, Bali Koti village had a population of 1,688. That makes it the 7th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Bali Koti village has 934 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bali Koti has about 807 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Bali Koti is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bali Koti covers 518 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bali Koti falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bali Koti is Salogra, about 54 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bali Koti.

Bali Koti is about 18 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bali Koti is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 8.4 km away. Sirmaur is about 18 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindla Digwa (under 2 km), Juwan (under 2 km) and Milla Magnal (1.7 km).

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

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