# Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti Village, Nancowry – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/al-hit-touch-balu-basti/ Village · Nancowry, Nicobars # Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti is a village in Nancowry sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **91 people in 22 households**, the 33rd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 91people (2011) - 22households - 94.4%literacy - 896females per 1,000 males ## Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti PIN code and other codes Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti falls in Nancowry sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Community development blockNancowry - Census village code645094 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti from nearby towns? - Nancowrie (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Car Nicobar (district HQ)123 km by road - Port Blair (nearest town)435 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Champin - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Champin - ○Degree college10+ km · Port Blair - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Port Blair - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## Homes and amenities in Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti Of every 100 households in Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti · ■ Nancowry rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **95% Toilet within the home ****100%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **22% Tap water ****63%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%** **55% Use banking services ****95%** **91% Television ****53%** **45% Mobile phone ****84%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **11% Own their home ****100%** **64% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti? ■ Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti · ■ Nancowry rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.4%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **782 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500** **936 Working population ****24.2%** **41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.5% for men and 90.3% for women. 31% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 16 (73%) · **■** Marginal 6 (27%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Nancowry - Hinnunga*124 people - Munak incl. Ponioo/Moul117 people - Daring115 people - Ramzoo*98 people - Kanahinot60 people - Alukian/Alhukheck46 people - Tillang Chong Island*38 people - Altheak30 people [All 112 villages in Nancowry](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/nicobars/nancowry/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti from Car Nicobar?123 km by road - What is the population of Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti?91 (Census 2011) - Which district is Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti in?Nicobars district (Nancowry sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands - What is the literacy rate of Al-Hit-Touch/Balu Basti?94.4% (Census 2011)