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About Balatari Village

Balatari is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 94 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balatari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balatari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 111.59 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 94
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
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 Balatari compares

By the 2011 count Balatari is the 117th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 111.59 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Balatari

Balatari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balatari 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 Balatari from other places

Balatari lies about 50 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 60 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 Balatari
Nearest town Almora 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 32 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 50 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 60 km

Villages closest to Balatari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balatari village had a population of 205. That makes it the 117th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Balatari village has 94 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balatari has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Balatari is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balatari covers 111.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balatari falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Balatari is Kathgodam, about 60 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 Balatari.

Balatari is about 50 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balatari is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 22 km away. Gangolihat is about 32 km away. Pithoragarh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaul (under 2 km), Bharkot (4.0 km) and Jwatha (4.6 km).

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

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