# Balokhar Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Balokhar

Balokhar is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176041**. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 117 households**, the 45th largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 495people (2011)
- 117households
- 86.8%literacy
- 176041PIN code

## Balokhar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176041
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017924

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

## How far is Balokhar from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)7 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 Balokhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Patta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhoranj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Balokhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 60% of the 89 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 Balokhar

Of every 100 households in Balokhar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Balokhar · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****81%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**11%

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

**5%

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

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balokhar?

■ Balokhar · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**907

Working population ****51.5%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 79.3% for women. 36% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (28%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Jijwin560 people
- Kathiawin559 people
- Samirpur537 people
- Dadu533 people
- Laliar463 people
- Tikkar Buhla463 people
- Sota462 people
- Doh460 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balokhar?176041
- How far is Balokhar from Hamirpur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Balokhar?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balokhar in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balokhar?86.8% (Census 2011)