# Balkhor Village, Indora, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Indora, Kangra 

# Balkhor

Balkhor is a village in Indora sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176402**. The 2011 Census counted **170 people in 36 households**, the 81st largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 170people (2011)
- 36households
- 98.7%literacy
- 176402PIN code

## Balkhor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balkhor is 176402.** Balkhor falls in Indora sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176402
- Community development blockIndora
- Census village code008708

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

## How far is Balkhor from nearby towns?

- Indora (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)100 km by road
- Pathankot (nearest town)18 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 Balkhor?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Balkhor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Indora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- 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 Balkhor known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 50% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Balkhor

Of every 100 households in Balkhor in 2011, 100 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 89 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balkhor · ■ Indora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**60%

Tap water ****89%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****89%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%**

**56%

Use banking services ****78%**

**84%

Television ****92%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**34%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balkhor?

■ Balkhor · ■ Indora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.7%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**826

Working population ****32.9%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 97.5% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (20%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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 Indora

- Jindri213 people
- Bhumbla197 people
- Tibbi197 people
- Khanpur181 people
- Bhehri170 people
- Khanda159 people
- Sauhra150 people
- Kalawan147 people

[All 116 villages in Indora](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/indora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balkhor?176402
- How far is Balkhor from Dharmsala?100 km by road
- What is the population of Balkhor?170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkhor in?Kangra district (Indora sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balkhor?98.7% (Census 2011)