# Balana Village, Mahendragarh, Mahendragarh (Haryana)

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Village · Mahendragarh, Mahendragarh 

# Balana

Balana is a village in Mahendragarh sub-district of Mahendragarh district, Haryana, PIN code **123029**. The 2011 Census counted **2,202 people in 381 households**, the 64th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 2,202people (2011)
- 381households
- 60.8%literacy
- 123029PIN code

## Balana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balana is 123029.** Balana falls in Mahendragarh sub-district, Mahendragarh district, Haryana.

- PIN code123029
- Gram panchayatBalana
- Community development blockMahendra Garh
- Census village code062008

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

## How far is Balana from nearby towns?

- Mahendragarh (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Mahendragarh (district HQ)33 km by road
- Mahendragarh (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 Balana?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahendergarh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahindergarh
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Balana known for?

The main crops are **bajra, wheat and musterd**. About 70% of the 1,079 hectares of village land is sown, and 754 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 Balana

Of every 100 households in Balana in 2011, 42 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balana · ■ Mahendragarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**55%

Tap water ****66%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**81%

Use banking services ****36%**

**70%

Television ****25%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****24%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Balana?

■ Balana · ■ Mahendragarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**770

Working population ****33.5%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 43.6% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 334 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (2%) · **■** Household industry 100 (14%) · **■** Other work 93 (13%) · **■** Marginal 198 (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 Mahendragarh

- Dhador2,229 people
- Sohari2,223 people
- Chhithroli2,222 people
- Deroli Jat2,219 people
- Majra Kalan2,194 people
- Chitlang2,184 people
- Bucholi2,158 people
- Kothal Kalan2,156 people

[All 149 villages in Mahendragarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/mahendragarh/mahendragarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balana?123029
- How far is Balana from Mahendragarh?33 km by road
- What is the population of Balana?2,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balana in?Mahendragarh district (Mahendragarh sub-district), Haryana
- What is the literacy rate of Balana?60.8% (Census 2011)