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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/baloh/

Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Baloh

Baloh is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177023**. The 2011 Census counted **855 people in 206 households**, the 20th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 855people (2011)
- 206households
- 89.5%literacy
- 177023PIN code

## Baloh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baloh is 177023.** Baloh falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177023
- Community development blockBamson
- Census village code017771

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?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)15 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?

21 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 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 3 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
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dera Parol
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Lamblu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 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 Baloh known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 58% of the 129 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, 97 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Baloh · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**10%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**67%

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

**29%

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

**70%

Use banking services ****66%**

**94%

Television ****80%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Baloh?

■ Baloh · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.5%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1238**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**907

Working population ****36.4%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 82.8% for women. 45% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 22 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 223 (72%) · **■** Marginal 65 (21%)

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

- Kakrot931 people
- Bajroh876 people
- Anyawin865 people
- Khuthri865 people
- Ladror Kalan847 people
- Barara826 people
- Manwin821 people
- Lag753 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baloh?177023
- How far is Baloh from Hamirpur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Baloh?855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baloh in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baloh?89.5% (Census 2011)