# Balh Patialan Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/balh-patialan/ Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur # Balh Patialan Balh Patialan is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176040**. The 2011 Census counted **198 people in 40 households**, the 63rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%. - 198people (2011) - 40households - 87.7%literacy - 176040PIN code ## Balh Patialan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balh Patialan is 176040.** Balh Patialan falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176040 - Community development blockBijhri - Census village code017698 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balh Patialan from nearby towns? - Bijhri (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Hamirpur (district HQ)39 km by road - Bhota (nearest town)22 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 Balh Patialan? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Balh Patialan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Balh Behal - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bijhri - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhakmoh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 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 Balh Patialan known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 56% of the 29 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 Balh Patialan Of every 100 households in Balh Patialan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balh Patialan · ■ Dhatwal rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****80%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **17% Tap water ****95%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **77% Use banking services ****100%** **90% Television ****90%** **80% Mobile phone ****90%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Balh Patialan? ■ Balh Patialan · ■ Dhatwal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%** **86.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1152** **1140 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **885 Working population ****50.0%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.2% for men and 80.2% for women. 42% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 73 (74%) · **■** Household industry 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (17%) · **■** Marginal 6 (6%) 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 Dhatwal - Garari211 people - Balh Brahmana206 people - Patta Brahmana206 people - Buthan Badgaroan200 people - Bahl Thakru196 people - Suglani192 people - Tangar189 people - Bahal Nalochan184 people [All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balh Patialan?176040 - How far is Balh Patialan from Hamirpur?39 km by road - What is the population of Balh Patialan?198 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balh Patialan in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balh Patialan?87.7% (Census 2011)