# Balla Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra 

# Balla

Balla is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176066**. The 2011 Census counted **225 people in 52 households**, the 76th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%.

- 225people (2011)
- 52households
- 90.1%literacy
- 176066PIN code

## Balla PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176066
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010469

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

## How far is Balla from nearby towns?

- Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)68 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)10 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 Balla?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Upperla Kalor
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Upperla Kalor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amb Pathiyar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhadoli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Balla known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 55% of the 38 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 Balla

Of every 100 households in Balla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balla · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**34%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**64%

Use banking services ****96%**

**91%

Television ****58%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balla?

■ Balla · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.1%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1073

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**891

Working population ****81.8%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 85.8% for women. 79% of men and 85% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (10%) · **■** Marginal 160 (87%)

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

- Dholas234 people
- Jamuli229 people
- Kaleri228 people
- Ghalour Khas226 people
- Chowki223 people
- Chaniara222 people
- Lakhwal215 people
- Kohlari210 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balla?176066
- How far is Balla from Dharmsala?68 km by road
- What is the population of Balla?225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balla in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balla?90.1% (Census 2011)