# Balah Village, Jaisinghpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaisinghpur, Kangra 

# Balah

Balah is a village in Jaisinghpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176094**. The 2011 Census counted **145 people in 37 households**, the 148th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 145people (2011)
- 37households
- 75.0%literacy
- 176094PIN code

## Balah PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balah is 176094.** Balah falls in Jaisinghpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176094
- Community development blockLambagaon
- Census village code011254

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

## How far is Balah from nearby towns?

- Jaisinghpur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)68 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)23 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 Balah?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Daraman
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lambagaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Balah known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 5% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Balah

Of every 100 households in Balah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balah · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**14%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**51%

Use banking services ****84%**

**95%

Television ****76%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**4%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Balah?

■ Balah · ■ Jaisinghpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1197**

**1186

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**878

Working population ****42.1%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 63.0% for women. 44% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (10%) · **■** Other work 33 (54%) · **■** Marginal 22 (36%)

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 Jaisinghpur

- Chhat153 people
- Barla151 people
- Kaluhi150 people
- Trefar148 people
- Ganguhi143 people
- Thanpal143 people
- Gadiara140 people
- Gujrera139 people

[All 222 villages in Jaisinghpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaisinghpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balah?176094
- How far is Balah from Dharmsala?68 km by road
- What is the population of Balah?145 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balah in?Kangra district (Jaisinghpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balah?75.0% (Census 2011)