# Balu Galoa Village, Baroh, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baroh, Kangra 

# Balu Galoa

Balu Galoa is a village in Baroh sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176029**. The 2011 Census counted **233 people in 42 households**, the 32nd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 233people (2011)
- 42households
- 87.9%literacy
- 176029PIN code

## Balu Galoa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balu Galoa is 176029.** Balu Galoa falls in Baroh sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176029
- Community development blockKangra
- Census village code010100

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

## How far is Balu Galoa from nearby towns?

- Baroh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)45 km by road
- Jwalamukhi (nearest town)10 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 Balu Galoa?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn 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 · Balu Galoa
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balu Galoa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarotari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Balu Galoa known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 37% of the 45 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 Balu Galoa

Of every 100 households in Balu Galoa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Balu Galoa · ■ Baroh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**31%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**70%

Use banking services ****98%**

**97%

Television ****72%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****9%**

**9%

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 Balu Galoa?

■ Balu Galoa · ■ Baroh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**1079

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**900

Working population ****33.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 83.2% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 39 (51%) · **■** Marginal 38 (49%)

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 Baroh

- Bag Sapiara248 people
- Palakharu243 people
- Gumehr241 people
- Khapparnal237 people
- Talai228 people
- Charjer227 people
- Khart Khas224 people
- Gadrana223 people

[All 169 villages in Baroh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baroh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balu Galoa?176029
- How far is Balu Galoa from Dharmsala?45 km by road
- What is the population of Balu Galoa?233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balu Galoa in?Kangra district (Baroh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balu Galoa?87.9% (Census 2011)