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About Balli Village

Balli is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 76 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,263 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246124
Area (hectares) 60.79 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 76
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,263
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balli compares

By the 2011 count Balli is the 128th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 60.79 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Balli

Balli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balli as Available within <5 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 Balli from other places

Balli lies about 8.9 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 18 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 Balli
District headquarters Garhwal 8.9 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 18 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 18 km

Villages closest to Balli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balli village had a population of 172. That makes it the 128th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Balli village has 76 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balli has about 1263 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Balli is 246124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balli covers 60.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balli falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Balli is Kotdwara, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Balli.

Balli is about 8.9 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balli is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Garhwal is about 8.9 km away. Kotdwāra is about 18 km away. Kotdwara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balli (under 2 km), Joli (under 2 km) and Joli (under 2 km).

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

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