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About Balhaddah Village

Balhaddah is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 271 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balhaddah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balhaddah village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144214
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 271
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balhaddah compares

By the 2011 count Balhaddah is the 194th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Balhaddah

Balhaddah is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Balhaddah as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Balhaddah from other places

Balhaddah lies about 75 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 3.5 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 Balhaddah
Nearest railway station Kandrori 3.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 28 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 75 km

Villages closest to Balhaddah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balhaddah village had a population of 527. That makes it the 194th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Balhaddah village has 271 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balhaddah has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Balhaddah is 144214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balhaddah covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balhaddah falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Balhaddah is Kandrori, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Balhaddah.

Balhaddah is about 75 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balhaddah is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kandrori is about 3.5 km away. Mamun is about 10 km away. Mukerian is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari (3.0 km), Bariowal (3.0 km) and Bariyan (3.0 km).

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

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