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About Balodi Village

Balodi is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 53 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 792 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246174, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balodi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246174
Area (hectares) 100.61 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 53
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 792
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balodi compares

By the 2011 count Balodi is the 81st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 100.61 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Balodi

Balodi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Balodi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Balodi from other places

Balodi lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 38 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 Balodi
Nearest town Pauri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 24 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 38 km

Villages closest to Balodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balodi village had a population of 95. That makes it the 81st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Balodi village has 53 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balodi has about 792 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Balodi is 246174. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balodi covers 100.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balodi falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Balodi is Kotdwara, about 38 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Balodi.

Balodi is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balodi is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 17 km away. Srinagar is about 24 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cham Rada (4.9 km), Chamalue Gooth (4.9 km) and Chamela (4.9 km).

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

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