# Balla Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Balla

Balla is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176052**. The 2011 Census counted **603 people in 128 households**, the 58th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 603people (2011)
- 128households
- 85.3%literacy
- 176052PIN code

## Balla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balla is 176052.** Balla falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176052
- Community development blockNagrota Bagwan
- Census village code009634

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

## How far is Balla from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)13 km by road
- Yol (nearest town)4 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 Balla?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tangh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 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 Balla known for?

The main crops are **potato**. About 50% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balla

Of every 100 households in Balla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Balla · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**29%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**40%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****83%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**9%

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

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Balla?

■ Balla · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****68.5%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 77.8% for women. 74% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 274 (66%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (16%) · **■** Marginal 66 (16%)

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 Dharmsala

- Parol641 people
- Tangroti Khas620 people
- Hodal619 people
- Garh610 people
- Bhatehr597 people
- Dudehr584 people
- Mandal575 people
- Andrar563 people

[All 164 villages in Dharmsala](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dharmsala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balla?176052
- How far is Balla from Dharmsala?13 km by road
- What is the population of Balla?603 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balla in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balla?85.3% (Census 2011)