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About Baldiyan Village

Baldiyan is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24, made up of 12 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baldiyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baldiyan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173204
Area (hectares) 62.9 hectares
Population 24
Male Population 12
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baldiyan compares

By the 2011 count Baldiyan is the 225th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 62.9 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 912.

Getting to Baldiyan

Baldiyan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baldiyan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Baldiyan from other places

Baldiyan lies about 13 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 4.9 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 Baldiyan
Nearest railway station Koti 4.9 km
Nearest town Kālka 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 11 km
District headquarters Solan 13 km

Villages closest to Baldiyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baldiyan village had a population of 24. That makes it the 225th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Baldiyan village has 12 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baldiyan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Baldiyan is 173204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baldiyan covers 62.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baldiyan falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baldiyan is Koti, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance for Baldiyan.

Baldiyan is about 13 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baldiyan is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about 4.9 km away. Kālka is about 8.5 km away. Kasauli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadiyana (under 2 km), Nabon (under 2 km) and Chakli (under 2 km).

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

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