# Balreh Village, Dharmsala, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dharmsala, Kangra 

# Balreh

Balreh is a village in Dharmsala sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176216**. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 47 households**, the 117th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.6%.

- 244people (2011)
- 47households
- 66.8%literacy
- 176216PIN code

## Balreh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balreh is 176216.** Balreh falls in Dharmsala sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176216
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009485

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

## How far is Balreh from nearby towns?

- Dharmsala (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (nearest town)12 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 Balreh?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balreh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharmshala Cant
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharmshala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Balreh known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 5% of the 329 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 Balreh

Of every 100 households in Balreh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balreh · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**29%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**56%

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

**58%

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

**40%

Use banking services ****96%**

**94%

Television ****54%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**21%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****13%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balreh?

■ Balreh · ■ Dharmsala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**917

Working population ****49.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 55.9% for women. 53% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 25 (21%) · **■** Other work 61 (51%) · **■** Marginal 34 (28%)

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

- Kut267 people
- Palotha265 people
- Loharkar256 people
- Rawa252 people
- Dungla237 people
- Chakban Banwala234 people
- Diara233 people
- Sudehd Khas231 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balreh?176216
- How far is Balreh from Dharmsala?12 km by road
- What is the population of Balreh?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balreh in?Kangra district (Dharmsala sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balreh?66.8% (Census 2011)