# Balhiyan Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Balhiyan

Balhiyan is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176066**. The 2011 Census counted **137 people in 35 households**, the 100th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 137people (2011)
- 35households
- 87.2%literacy
- 176066PIN code

## Balhiyan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balhiyan is 176066.** Balhiyan falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176066
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010525

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

## How far is Balhiyan from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)62 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)7 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 Balhiyan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balhiyan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vahna Kalan
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vahna Kalan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bhadoli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Balhiyan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 40% of the 23 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 Balhiyan

Of every 100 households in Balhiyan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balhiyan · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**34%

Tap water ****20%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**64%

Use banking services ****91%**

**91%

Television ****46%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

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 Balhiyan?

■ Balhiyan · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**891

Working population ****73.0%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 81.0% for women. 72% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (33%) · **■** Marginal 58 (58%)

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 Jawalamukhi

- Ruhara150 people
- Jol147 people
- Kaseti146 people
- Bhuvitar145 people
- Haroli134 people
- Lalwara127 people
- Garni125 people
- Laharu123 people

[All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balhiyan?176066
- How far is Balhiyan from Dharmsala?62 km by road
- What is the population of Balhiyan?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balhiyan in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balhiyan?87.2% (Census 2011)