About Balera Village

Balera is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 149 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	71 hectares
Population	289
Male Population	149
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balera compares

By the 2011 count Balera is the 47th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 71 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Balera

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

Balera lies about 25 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 12 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 Balera
Nearest town	Baddi	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kalka	12 km
District headquarters	Solan	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	28 km

Villages closest to Balera

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 Balera

As per the Census of India 2011, Balera village had a population of 289. That makes it the 47th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Balera village has 149 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balera has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Balera covers 71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Balera is Kalka, about 12 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 Balera.

Balera is about 25 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balera is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 6.5 km away. Kalka is about 12 km away. Solan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.