About Balota Village

Balota is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 78 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balota village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Krishangarh
Pincode	173206
Area (hectares)	52.38 hectares
Population	154
Male Population	78
Female Population	76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Balota compares

By the 2011 count Balota is the 38th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 52.38 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Balota

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

Balota 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 Balota
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	17 km
Nearest town	Shimla	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Krishangarh	28 km
District headquarters	Solan	36 km

Villages closest to Balota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balota village had a population of 154. That makes it the 38th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Balota village has 78 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balota has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Balota is 173206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balota covers 52.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balota falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Balota 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 Balota.

Balota 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.

Balota is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Krishangarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.