# Balet Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Balet

Balet is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176041**. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 54 households**, the 135th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 241people (2011)
- 54households
- 89.4%literacy
- 176041PIN code

## Balet PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balet is 176041.** Balet falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176041
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017920

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

## How far is Balet from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)8 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 Balet?

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

### In the village

- ●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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rutawani
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhoranj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 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 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 Balet known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 37% of the 67 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 Balet

Of every 100 households in Balet in 2011, 94 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balet · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**10%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%**

**70%

Use banking services ****93%**

**94%

Television ****82%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Balet?

■ Balet · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1400**

**907

Working population ****61.0%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 81.0% for women. 58% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (16%) · **■** Other work 24 (16%) · **■** Marginal 100 (68%)

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 Bhoranj

- Loharwin251 people
- Bagwar247 people
- Bhabel245 people
- Darbiyar245 people
- Ludhwin241 people
- Manoh237 people
- Tikkri Mansha235 people
- Daboh234 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balet?176041
- How far is Balet from Hamirpur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Balet?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balet in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balet?89.4% (Census 2011)