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About Balana Village

Balana is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 89 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 82.9 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 89
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balana compares

By the 2011 count Balana is the 135th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 82.9 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Balana

Balana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balana as Available within 10+ 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 Balana from other places

Balana lies about 28 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 29 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 Balana
Nearest town Almora 26 km
District headquarters Champawat 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 28 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 29 km

Villages closest to Balana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balana village had a population of 179. That makes it the 135th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Balana village has 89 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balana has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Balana is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balana covers 82.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balana falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Balana is Kathgodam, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Balana.

Balana is about 28 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balana is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Almora is about 26 km away. Champawat is about 28 km away. Lohaghat 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 Patoli (2.8 km), Binda Tiwari (2.9 km) and Baskuni (4.3 km).

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

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