Village · Harchakian, Kangra
# Bat Balla

Bat Balla is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176210. The 2011 Census counted 143 people in 35 households, the 41st largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.
- 143 people (2011)
- 35 households
- 88.6% literacy
- 176210 PIN code

## Bat Balla PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bat Balla is 176210. Bat Balla falls in Harchakian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176210
- Community development block Rait
- Census village code 009301

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bat Balla from nearby towns?
- Harchakian (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Kangra (nearest town) 52 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bat Balla?

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

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Manei Khas
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Manei Khas
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kangra
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shahpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bat Balla known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 8% of the 47 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bat Balla

Of every 100 households in Bat Balla in 2011, 97 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bat Balla · ■ Harchakian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 98%
- Toilet within the home 14% 44%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 56%
- Tap water 43% 78%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 51%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 29%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 83% 70%
- Use banking services 40% 94%
- Television 40% 79%
- Mobile phone 74% 77%
- Computer with internet 6% 1%
- Two-wheeler 3% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 4%
- None of these assets 20% 8%
- Own their home 97% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bat Balla?

■ Bat Balla · ■ Harchakian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 88.6% 84.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1014 1052
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 3000 853
- Working population 28.7% 56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 82.5% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 12 (29%) · ■ Marginal 29 (71%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Harchakian
- Samleta 161 people
- Karnol 148 people
- Makrer 147 people
- Bareta 146 people
- Uparla Lanj 135 people
- Jagehr 123 people
- Diber 120 people
- Kabyal 94 people

All 62 villages in Harchakian

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bat Balla? 176210
- How far is Bat Balla from Dharmsala? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Bat Balla? 143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bat Balla in? Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bat Balla? 88.6% (Census 2011)

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