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About Balari Village

Balari is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 52 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 163.68 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 52
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Balari compares

By the 2011 count Balari is the 152nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 163.68 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Balari

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

Balari lies about 31 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 48 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 Balari
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 17 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 31 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 48 km

Villages closest to Balari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Balari village had a population of 103. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Balari village has 52 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balari has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Balari is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balari covers 163.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Balari falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Balari is Dehradun, about 48 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 Balari.

Balari is about 31 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Balari is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 17 km away. Uttarkashi is about 31 km away. Mussoorie is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajari (under 2 km), Bajlari (under 2 km) and Pamari (under 2 km).

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

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