# Balh Chalog Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Balh Chalog

Balh Chalog is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174017**. The 2011 Census counted **555 people in 121 households**, the 48th largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 555people (2011)
- 121households
- 77.4%literacy
- 174017PIN code

## Balh Chalog PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balh Chalog is 174017.** Balh Chalog falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174017
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019430

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

## How far is Balh Chalog from nearby towns?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)41 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Naina Devi (nearest town)11 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 Balh Chalog?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanduta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Balh Chalog known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 25% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Balh Chalog

Of every 100 households in Balh Chalog in 2011, 100 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balh Chalog · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**34%

Tap water ****98%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**79%

Use banking services ****50%**

**78%

Television ****60%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**12%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balh Chalog?

■ Balh Chalog · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**909

Working population ****57.7%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 66.5% for women. 60% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 205 (64%) · **■** Other work 37 (12%) · **■** Marginal 78 (24%)

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

- Duhak590 people
- Neras584 people
- Guaon576 people
- Kathiun564 people
- Jajjar550 people
- Dhani538 people
- Gujrera538 people
- Bakain532 people

[All 277 villages in Jhanduta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/bilaspur/jhanduta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balh Chalog?174017
- How far is Balh Chalog from Bilaspur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Balh Chalog?555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balh Chalog in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balh Chalog?77.4% (Census 2011)