# Balaur Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Balaur

Balaur is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174021**. The 2011 Census counted **206 people in 49 households**, the 137th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 206people (2011)
- 49households
- 93.5%literacy
- 174021PIN code

## Balaur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balaur is 174021.** Balaur falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174021
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code018955

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

## How far is Balaur from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)21 km by road
- Ghumarwin (nearest town)2 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 Balaur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Balaur known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Balaur

Of every 100 households in Balaur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Balaur · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**20%

Tap water ****76%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**83%

Use banking services ****92%**

**90%

Television ****87%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balaur?

■ Balaur · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**873

Working population ****61.2%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.0% for men and 87.5% for women. 55% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 42 (33%) · **■** Marginal 84 (67%)

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 Ghumarwin

- Bhagot216 people
- Sarti215 people
- Manjiasu210 people
- Jandehr209 people
- Banoha206 people
- Chhibrin205 people
- Kurnarhi205 people
- Kaloh204 people

[All 228 villages in Ghumarwin](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/ghumarwin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balaur?174021
- How far is Balaur from Bilaspur?21 km by road
- What is the population of Balaur?206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaur in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balaur?93.5% (Census 2011)