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About Balaahr Village

Balaahr is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 306 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balaahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balaahr village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 306
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balaahr compares

By the 2011 count Balaahr is the 74th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Balaahr

Balaahr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balaahr 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Balaahr from other places

Balaahr lies about 35 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chak Dayala, about 20 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 Balaahr
Nearest railway station Chak Dayala 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 23 km
Nearest town Sāmba 24 km
District headquarters Kathua 35 km

Villages closest to Balaahr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balaahr village had a population of 604. That makes it the 74th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Balaahr village has 306 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balaahr has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Balaahr is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balaahr covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balaahr falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Balaahr is Chak Dayala, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Balaahr.

Balaahr is about 35 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balaahr is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chak Dayala is about 20 km away. Hiranagar is about 23 km away. Sāmba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Allu Chak (under 2 km), Balahn Bala (under 2 km) and Balahn Pain (under 2 km).

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

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