# Baloh Village, Jhanduta, Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jhanduta, Bilaspur 

# Baloh

Baloh is a village in Jhanduta sub-district of Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174029**. The 2011 Census counted **370 people in 81 households**, the 83rd largest of 227 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 370people (2011)
- 81households
- 87.2%literacy
- 174029PIN code

## Baloh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baloh is 174029.** Baloh falls in Jhanduta sub-district, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code174029
- Community development blockJhandutta
- Census village code019320

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?

- Jhanduta (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)34 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 Baloh?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barthin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghumarwin
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Barthin
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 **maize, wheat and mustard**. About 42% of the 87 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, 76 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baloh · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

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

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**79%

Use banking services ****98%**

**78%

Television ****75%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Baloh?

■ Baloh · ■ Jhanduta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1151**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1412**

**909

Working population ****83.5%**

**63.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 81.6% for women. 85% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (14%) · **■** Marginal 240 (78%)

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

- Kothi380 people
- Dohg377 people
- Thappar376 people
- Tikri374 people
- Damhara369 people
- Khamera Kalan368 people
- Gharann366 people
- Mauhin366 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baloh?174029
- How far is Baloh from Bilaspur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Baloh?370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baloh in?Bilaspur district (Jhanduta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baloh?87.2% (Census 2011)