# Baloh Village, Ghumarwin, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Ghumarwin, Bilaspur 

# Baloh

Baloh is a village in Ghumarwin sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174026**. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 62 households**, the 91st largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.4%.

- 310people (2011)
- 62households
- 85.2%literacy
- 174026PIN code

## Baloh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baloh is 174026.** Baloh falls in Ghumarwin sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174026
- Community development blockGhumarwin
- Census village code019001

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

## How far is Baloh from nearby towns?

- Ghumarwin (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)19 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 Baloh?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Baloh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Baloh known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 61% of the 39 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 Baloh

Of every 100 households in Baloh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baloh · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**79%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**20%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**83%

Use banking services ****92%**

**90%

Television ****90%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

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

**8%

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 Baloh?

■ Baloh · ■ Ghumarwin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**86.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1168**

**1018

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**873

Working population ****80.6%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 82.1% for women. 80% of men and 81% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 52 (21%) · **■** Marginal 188 (75%)

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

- Kulahru317 people
- Silh317 people
- Paniala315 people
- Siyotha313 people
- Gatol304 people
- Matwana303 people
- Chhanjiar302 people
- Awari Khalihn300 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baloh?174026
- How far is Baloh from Bilaspur?19 km by road
- What is the population of Baloh?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baloh in?Bilaspur district (Ghumarwin sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baloh?85.2% (Census 2011)