About Balag Village

Balag is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 74, made up of 32 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,312 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, 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	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	24 hectares
Population	74
Male Population	32
Female Population	42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,312
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 183rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

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 36 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, 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 Balag
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	10 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	17 km
Nearest town	Shimla	19 km
District headquarters	Solan	36 km

Villages closest to Balag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 74. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Balag village has 32 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balag has about 1312 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Balag is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balag covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balag falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balag is Jutogh, 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 village for Balag.

Balag is about 36 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balag is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 10 km away. Jutogh is about 17 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.