# Balghar Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/balghar/ Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur # Balghar Balghar is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174029**. The 2011 Census counted **662 people in 163 households**, the 37th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%. - 662people (2011) - 163households - 88.0%literacy - 174029PIN code ## Balghar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balghar is 174029.** Balghar falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code174029 - Community development blockJhandutta - Census village code019372 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balghar from nearby towns? - Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)35 km by road - Ghumarwin (nearest town)16 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 Balghar? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Balghar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhanduta - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jhanduta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthin - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Balghar known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 18% of the 438 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 Balghar Of every 100 households in Balghar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Balghar · ■ Jhanduta rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****72%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **34% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **79% Use banking services ****91%** **78% Television ****72%** **70% Mobile phone ****69%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****14%** **12% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Balghar? ■ Balghar · ■ Jhanduta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%** **85.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853** **909 Working population ****87.0%** **63.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.1% for men and 81.6% for women. 85% of men and 89% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 201 (35%) · **■** Other work 69 (12%) · **■** Marginal 306 (53%) 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 Jhanduta - Kharota702 people - Bharoli Khurd688 people - Bijepur687 people - Bard681 people - Kosrian662 people - Jangal Jai Shri Devi619 people - Dholag Chaknar615 people - Badgoan609 people [All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balghar?174029 - How far is Balghar from Bilaspur?35 km by road - What is the population of Balghar?662 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balghar in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balghar?88.0% (Census 2011)