# Balochpura Village, Kankrej, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/balochpura/ Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha # Balochpura Balochpura is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385550**. The 2011 Census counted **1,555 people in 294 households**, the 57th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%. - 1,555people (2011) - 294households - 60.6%literacy - 385550PIN code ## Balochpura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balochpura is 385550.** Balochpura falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385550 - Gram panchayatBalochpura - Community development blockKankrej - Census village code508561 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balochpura from nearby towns? - Shihori (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)70 km by road - Tharad (nearest town)5 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 Balochpura? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Balochpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tharad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tharad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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. ## What is Balochpura known for? The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, castor and cotton**. About 40% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Balochpura Of every 100 households in Balochpura in 2011, 78 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Balochpura · ■ Kankrej rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **55% Toilet within the home ****2%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****30%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****68%** **46% Television ****32%** **21% Mobile phone ****66%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Balochpura? ■ Balochpura · ■ Kankrej rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **59.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **892 Working population ****55.9%** **45.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 43.6% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 263 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (9%) · **■** Other work 62 (7%) · **■** Marginal 464 (53%) 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 Kankrej - Ratanpura1,729 people - Chimangadh1,660 people - Amarnesda1,650 people - Padar1,591 people - Kasara1,545 people - Amblun1,533 people - Shiya1,470 people - Sudrosan1,438 people [All 101 villages in Kankrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/kankrej/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balochpura?385550 - How far is Balochpura from Palanpur?70 km by road - What is the population of Balochpura?1,555 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balochpura in?Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Balochpura?60.6% (Census 2011)