# Balaher Village, Nadaun, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur 

# Balaher

Balaher is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **17748**. The 2011 Census counted **200 people in 44 households**, the 134th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 200people (2011)
- 44households
- 86.5%literacy
- 17748PIN code

## Balaher PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balaher is 17748.** Balaher falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code17748
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016738

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

## How far is Balaher from nearby towns?

- Nadaun (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)14 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)13 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 Balaher?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Balaher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kheri
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rail
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rail
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Balaher known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 40% of the 19 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 Balaher

Of every 100 households in Balaher in 2011, 98 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balaher · ■ Nadaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**13%

Tap water ****82%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**78%

Use banking services ****77%**

**90%

Television ****64%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**20%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****25%**

**7%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Balaher?

■ Balaher · ■ Nadaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**869

Working population ****55.5%**

**61.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 76.5% for women. 55% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 48 (43%) · **■** Other work 28 (25%) · **■** Marginal 35 (32%)

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 Nadaun

- Salehar209 people
- Banoh205 people
- Mansoli205 people
- Thain204 people
- Dib200 people
- Hod197 people
- Chauki Rajputtan196 people
- Jol Sapar196 people

[All 371 villages in Nadaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balaher?17748
- How far is Balaher from Hamirpur?14 km by road
- What is the population of Balaher?200 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaher in?Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balaher?86.5% (Census 2011)