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

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Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra 

# Balsun

Balsun is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176029**. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 57 households**, the 167th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.

- 223people (2011)
- 57households
- 89.2%literacy
- 176029PIN code

## Balsun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balsun is 176029.** Balsun falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176029
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010353

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

## How far is Balsun from nearby towns?

- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)41 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)15 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 Balsun?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Balsun; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ranital
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ 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 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 Balsun known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 39% of the 52 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 Balsun

Of every 100 households in Balsun in 2011, 100 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balsun · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**34%

Tap water ****83%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**69%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****92%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Balsun?

■ Balsun · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**87.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**1067

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**890

Working population ****80.7%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 86.0% for women. 77% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (6%) · **■** Other work 57 (32%) · **■** Marginal 113 (63%)

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

- Kandyala229 people
- Tripal Khas227 people
- Kalru224 people
- Shantla224 people
- Jol219 people
- Tilla218 people
- Khavli217 people
- Ghameerpur216 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 Balsun?176029
- How far is Balsun from Dharmsala?41 km by road
- What is the population of Balsun?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balsun in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balsun?89.2% (Census 2011)