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About Balooli Village

Balooli is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 54 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,389 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balooli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balooli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 75.45 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 54
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,389
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Balooli compares

By the 2011 count Balooli is the 79th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 75.45 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Balooli

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

How far is Balooli from other places

Balooli lies about 22 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Balooli
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 8.1 km
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km
Nearest town Pauri 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km

Villages closest to Balooli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balooli village had a population of 129. That makes it the 79th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Balooli village has 54 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balooli has about 1389 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Balooli is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balooli covers 75.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balooli falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Balooli is Kotdwara, about 34 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 <5 km distance for Balooli.

Balooli is about 22 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balooli is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 8.1 km away. Garhwal is about 22 km away. Pauri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandoli (under 2 km), Punderi (under 2 km) and Malai (under 2 km).

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

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