# Balehra Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Balehra

Balehra is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **289 people in 65 households**, the 36th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 289people (2011)
- 65households
- 90.8%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Balehra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balehra is 176031.** Balehra falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010849

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

## How far is Balehra from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)67 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)16 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 Balehra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balehra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Salihar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 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 Balehra known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 21% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Balehra

Of every 100 households in Balehra in 2011, 97 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balehra · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**57%

Tap water ****97%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**83%

Use banking services ****92%**

**95%

Television ****78%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Balehra?

■ Balehra · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**899

Working population ****65.1%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 87.2% for women. 61% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (35%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (12%) · **■** Marginal 98 (52%)

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 Khundian

- Aghar298 people
- Ghamir Lahr296 people
- Tip Buhla296 people
- Bahl Bagru294 people
- Tali286 people
- Dodhru277 people
- Bhatal Khurd276 people
- Sarohi276 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balehra?176031
- How far is Balehra from Dharmsala?67 km by road
- What is the population of Balehra?289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balehra in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balehra?90.8% (Census 2011)