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About Damlana Bala Village

Damlana Bala is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 63 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 714 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Damlana Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Damlana Bala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 15.3 hectares
Population 108
Male Population 63
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 714
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Damlana Bala compares

By the 2011 count Damlana Bala is the 151st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 15.3 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Damlana Bala

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

Damlana Bala 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 Damlana Bala
Tehsil headquarters Arki 10 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 17 km
Nearest town Shimla 19 km
District headquarters Solan 36 km

Villages closest to Damlana Bala

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.

Common questions about Damlana Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Damlana Bala village had a population of 108. That makes it the 151st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Damlana Bala village has 63 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Damlana Bala has about 714 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Damlana Bala is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Damlana Bala covers 15.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Damlana Bala falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Damlana Bala 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 Damlana Bala.

Damlana Bala 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.

Damlana Bala 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.

The closest recorded villages are Balag (under 2 km), Jabal (under 2 km) and Ri Bala (under 2 km).

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

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