# Balghar Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaswan, Kangra 

# Balghar

Balghar is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177106**. The 2011 Census counted **159 people in 35 households**, the 69th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 159people (2011)
- 35households
- 87.7%literacy
- 177106PIN code

## Balghar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balghar is 177106.** Balghar falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177106
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010699

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

## How far is Balghar from nearby towns?

- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)20 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 Balghar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balghar; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dada Siba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Balghar known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 68% of the 13 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 Balghar

Of every 100 households in Balghar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Balghar · ■ Jaswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**38%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**73%

Use banking services ****97%**

**95%

Television ****76%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Balghar?

■ Balghar · ■ Jaswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1149**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1625**

**821

Working population ****85.5%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 81.9% for women. 88% of men and 84% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 23 (17%) · **■** Other work 32 (24%) · **■** Marginal 81 (60%)

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 Jaswan

- Kotla Khas171 people
- Dhameri170 people
- Amroh166 people
- Bandhol164 people
- Rail157 people
- Jol150 people
- Bholi148 people
- Bairi130 people

[All 100 villages in Jaswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balghar?177106
- How far is Balghar from Dharmsala?80 km by road
- What is the population of Balghar?159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balghar in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balghar?87.7% (Census 2011)