# Bala Village, Wadhwan, Surendranagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Wadhwan, Surendranagar 

# Bala

Bala is a village in Wadhwan sub-district of Surendranagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **363030**. The 2011 Census counted **2,804 people in 538 households**, the 13th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 2,804people (2011)
- 538households
- 73.3%literacy
- 363030PIN code

## Bala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bala is 363030.** Bala falls in Wadhwan sub-district, Surendranagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code363030
- Gram panchayatBala
- Community development blockWadhwan
- Census village code512212

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

## How far is Bala from nearby towns?

- Wadhwan (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Surendranagar (district HQ)13 km by road
- Wadhwan (nearest town)9 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 Bala?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surendranagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surendranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wadhwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Bala known for?

The main crops are **cotton, pearlmillet/bajra and sesame**. About 87% of the 1,864 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bala

Of every 100 households in Bala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bala · ■ Wadhwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**72%

Tap water ****94%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**84%

Use banking services ****34%**

**50%

Television ****57%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Bala?

■ Bala · ■ Wadhwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**873

Working population ****45.8%**

**46.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 59.4% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 287 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 331 (26%) · **■** Marginal 415 (32%)

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 Wadhwan

- Rajpar3,472 people
- Vadod3,060 people
- Nagara3,035 people
- Kharva2,948 people
- Gundiyala2,779 people
- Fulgram2,762 people
- Baldana2,757 people
- Tuva2,626 people

[All 45 villages in Wadhwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surendranagar/wadhwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bala?363030
- How far is Bala from Surendranagar?13 km by road
- What is the population of Bala?2,804 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bala in?Surendranagar district (Wadhwan sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Bala?73.3% (Census 2011)