# Balochpur Village, Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha (Gujarat)

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Village · Himatnagar, Sabar Kantha 

# Balochpur

Balochpur is a village in Himatnagar sub-district of Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **383010**. The 2011 Census counted **914 people in 180 households**, the 89th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 914people (2011)
- 180households
- 82.9%literacy
- 383010PIN code

## Balochpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balochpur is 383010.** Balochpur falls in Himatnagar sub-district, Sabar Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code383010
- Gram panchayatBalochpur
- Community development blockHimatnagar
- Census village code510506

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balochpur from nearby towns?

- Himatnagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Himatnagar (district HQ)8 km by road
- Himatnagar (nearest town)8 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 Balochpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Balochpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Himatnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Himatnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Himatnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Balochpur known for?

The main crops are **cotton, wheat and castor**. About 87% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Balochpur

Of every 100 households in Balochpur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Balochpur · ■ Himatnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**48%

Tap water ****80%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**61%

Use banking services ****44%**

**71%

Television ****36%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****17%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Balochpur?

■ Balochpur · ■ Himatnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****514**

**865

Working population ****49.7%**

**40.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 73.8% for women. 53% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 59 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (8%) · **■** Household industry 30 (7%) · **■** Other work 56 (12%) · **■** Marginal 272 (60%)

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 Himatnagar

- Munpur964 people
- Vasana955 people
- Mali946 people
- Jorapur939 people
- Lalpur914 people
- Demai Nani894 people
- Kump858 people
- Khandhol856 people

[All 134 villages in Himatnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/sabar-kantha/himatnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balochpur?383010
- How far is Balochpur from Himatnagar?8 km by road
- What is the population of Balochpur?914 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balochpur in?Sabar Kantha district (Himatnagar sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Balochpur?82.9% (Census 2011)