# Balwas Village, Saluni, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Saluni, Chamba 

# Balwas

Balwas is a village in Saluni sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176321**. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 38 households**, the 97th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 221people (2011)
- 38households
- 52.1%literacy
- 176321PIN code

## Balwas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balwas is 176321.** Balwas falls in Saluni sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176321
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007189

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

## How far is Balwas from nearby towns?

- Saluni (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)78 km by road
- Chamba (nearest town)72 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 Balwas?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balwas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadela
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dippur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chamba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Balwas known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 12% of the 138 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 Balwas

Of every 100 households in Balwas in 2011, 97 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balwas · ■ Saluni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****100%**

**88%

Television ****53%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Balwas?

■ Balwas · ■ Saluni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062**

**990

Working population ****61.1%**

**68.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.0% for men and 36.4% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 123 (91%) · **■** Other work 12 (9%)

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 Saluni

- Bandokhi230 people
- Banjwar229 people
- Nandan228 people
- Lahra226 people
- Suthan219 people
- Jundhabal217 people
- Phagrog217 people
- Khalur213 people

[All 178 villages in Saluni](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/saluni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balwas?176321
- How far is Balwas from Chamba?78 km by road
- What is the population of Balwas?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwas in?Chamba district (Saluni sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balwas?52.1% (Census 2011)