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About Balyana Village

Balyana is a mid sized village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 313 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balyana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 313
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balyana compares

By the 2011 count Balyana is the 33rd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Balyana

Balyana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balyana as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balyana from other places

Balyana lies about 57 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 3.3 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 Balyana
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 3.3 km
Nearest town Ropar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 29 km
District headquarters Solan 57 km

Villages closest to Balyana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baddi 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 Balyana

As per the Census of India 2011, Balyana village had a population of 564. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Balyana village has 313 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balyana has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Balyana is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balyana covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Balyana falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balyana is Bharatgarh, about 3.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balyana.

Balyana is about 57 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balyana is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Bharatgarh is about 3.3 km away. Ropar is about 19 km away. Baddi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balmu (under 2 km), Basi (3.7 km) and Dhela (6.9 km).

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

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