# Balahar Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Balahar

Balahar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177104**. The 2011 Census counted **8 people in 3 households**, the 281st largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 8people (2011)
- 3households
- 71.4%literacy
- 177104PIN code

## Balahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balahar is 177104.** Balahar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177104
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010275

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

## How far is Balahar from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)65 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)14 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 Balahar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Masot
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pragpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pragpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- 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 Balahar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 39% of the 33 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 Balahar

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

■ Balahar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**69%

Use banking services ****0%**

**95%

Television ****33%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**18%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****67%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Balahar?

■ Balahar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****333**

**1067

Working population ****62.5%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 50.0% for women. 50% of men and 100% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (20%) · **■** Marginal 4 (80%)

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 Dera Gopipur

- Dhar Chhamb29 people
- Gadyara29 people
- Bag22 people
- Chaunki Khurd13 people
- Ban Tili6 people

[All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balahar?177104
- How far is Balahar from Dharmsala?65 km by road
- What is the population of Balahar?8 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balahar in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balahar?71.4% (Census 2011)