Balma, Tehri, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balma


The village Balma is located in Tehri Tahsil of Tehri Garhwal District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Balma Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chamba Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chamba, which is about 31 kilometers away from Balma.

Travel and Communication for Balma


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balma,
Tehri Garhwal,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 249130

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balma


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Balma is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Balma is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Balma


As per available data from the year 2009, 244 persons live in 58 house holds in the village Balma. There are 136 female individuals and 108 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 55.74% and males constitute 44.26% of the total population.

There are 112 scheduled castes persons of which 50 are females and 62 are males. Females constitute 44.64% and males constitute 55.36% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 45.9% of the total population.

Population density of Balma is 301.31 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balma


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Total area of Balma is 80.98 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 48.6 ha. About 45.08 ha is un-irrigated area. About 3.52 ha is irrigated area. About 3.52 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 2.56 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.1 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 28.1 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.2 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.42 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balma


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in New Tehri, which is 5-10 kms away from Balma.

There is a government primary school in the village Balma.

There is a government middle school in the village Balma.

There is a government secondary school in the village Balma.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Balma.

Colleges in Balma


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in New Tehri, which is 5-10 kms away from Balma.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Balma.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Balma.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Balma.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in New Tehri, which is 5-10 kms away from Balma.

Other Educational Facilities in Balma


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in New Tehri, which is 5-10 kms away from Balma.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Balma.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Balma.

Healthcare Facilities in Balma


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Balma.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Balma.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Balma.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Balma.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Balma.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Balma.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Balma.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Balma.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Balma.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Balma.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balma.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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