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About Balmu Village

Balmu is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 2 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balmu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balmu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 4
Male Population 2
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Balmu compares

By the 2011 count Balmu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Balmu

Balmu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balmu 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 Balmu from other places

Balmu 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 Balmu
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 Balmu

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 Balmu

As per the Census of India 2011, Balmu village had a population of 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Balmu village has 2 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balmu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 896.

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

Balmu covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Balmu 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 Balmu.

Balmu 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.

Balmu 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 Balyana (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 Balmu today is likely to be higher.

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