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- LGD code
- 47564
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population
- 158
- Households
- 48
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1225 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 86
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 100 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 209 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotdwara · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Balsa Talla compares
By population, Balsa Talla ranks #82 of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.2%
−2.1% vs mandal average
- Balsa Talla
- 65.2%
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 67.3%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,225
+32 vs mandal average
- Balsa Talla
- 1,225
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 1,193
Household size
people per home
3.3
−0.9 vs mandal average
- Balsa Talla
- 3.3
- Rikhanikhal mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balsa Talla at a glance
Balsa Talla is a village of 158 people in 48 households (Census 2011) in Rikhanikhal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 82nd-largest of 190 villages in Rikhanikhal tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,225 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 30 km from Kulheri, the nearest town, 35 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246179, served by Rikhnikhal (A) post office; the LGD village code is 47564. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Rikhnikhal, 4 km away. The village votes in Lansdowne assembly constituency, represented by MLA Daleep Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 186 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Walsa Malla →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balsa Talla · this village | 158 | 65% | — |
| Badda Talla · Rikhanikhal | 24 | 75% | 0 km N |
| Walsa Talla · Someshwar | 94 | 77% | 0 km N |
| Balsa Mallia · Rikhanikhal | 215 | 71% | 0.4 km NW |
| Badda Malla · Rikhanikhal | 5 | 40% | 0.4 km NW |
| Sirwara · Rikhanikhal | 358 | 62% | 1.2 km SW |
| Gawana · Rikhanikhal | 126 | 57% | 1.2 km SW |
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Key facts — Balsa Talla
- LGD code
- 47564
- Pincode
- 246179
- Post office
- Rikhnikhal (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 158
- Population (projected 2026)
- 186
- Households
- 48
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1225
- Literacy rate
- 65.2%
- Coordinates
- 29.79714°N, 78.88211°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lansdowne
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Daleep Singh Rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Rikhanikhal
Getting there
How to reach Balsa Talla
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun100 kmcapital
- Delhi209 km
- Kolkata1240 km
- Mumbai1337 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotdwara35 km
- Bus stopRatkot17 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Rikhnikhal4 km
- ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila31 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry31 km
- Police stationKotwali Ramnagar51 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Balsa Talla
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕chaikhal deviTemple2.5 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)