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About Balodi Village

Balodi is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 35 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, 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 Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 64.35 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 35
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Balodi compares

By the 2011 count Balodi is the 131st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 64.35 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Balodi

Balodi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balodi 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 11 km
Nearest town Pauri 17 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 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 Balodi

As per the Census of India 2011, Balodi village had a population of 70. That makes it the 131st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Balodi village has 35 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balodi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

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

Balodi covers 64.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balodi falls under Satpuli 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 <5 km distance 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 Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 11 km away. Pauri is about 17 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 Gahar (2.2 km), Amotha (2.9 km) and Nao (3.1 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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