# Simbal Balla Village, Harchakian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Harchakian, Kangra 

# Simbal Balla

Simbal Balla is a village in Harchakian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176210**. The 2011 Census counted **31 people in 6 households**, the 54th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.9%.

- 31people (2011)
- 6households
- 71.4%literacy
- 176210PIN code

## Simbal Balla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Simbal Balla is 176210.** Simbal Balla falls in Harchakian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176210
- Community development blockRait
- Census village code009280

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

## How far is Simbal 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Simbal Balla?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bareta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kangra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Simbal Balla known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 19% of the 36 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 Simbal Balla

Of every 100 households in Simbal Balla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Simbal Balla · ■ Harchakian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**56%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**70%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****33%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**15%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****17%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Simbal Balla?

■ Simbal Balla · ■ Harchakian rural average

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

**84.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**1052

Working population ****61.3%**

**56.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 58.3% for women. 69% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 19 (100%)

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 Harchakian

- Sardwal66 people
- Nera63 people
- Dabar58 people
- Chakban Kalru45 people
- Chakban Dhar Kalan26 people
- Jhikla Pandhu25 people
- Chakban Paragor19 people
- Chakban Chhamb10 people

[All 62 villages in Harchakian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/harchakian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Simbal Balla?176210
- How far is Simbal Balla from Dharmsala?52 km by road
- What is the population of Simbal Balla?31 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Simbal Balla in?Kangra district (Harchakian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Simbal Balla?71.4% (Census 2011)