# Baldun Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Baldun

Baldun is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176202**. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 35 households**, the 280th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 151people (2011)
- 35households
- 74.2%literacy
- 176202PIN code

## Baldun PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baldun is 176202.** Baldun falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176202
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008589

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

## How far is Baldun from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)82 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)5 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 Baldun?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhaghni
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nurpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Baldun known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 26% of the 77 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 Baldun

Of every 100 households in Baldun in 2011, 97 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Baldun · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**51%

Tap water ****94%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**57%

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

**34%

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

**65%

Use banking services ****92%**

**94%

Television ****81%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**25%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**10%

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 Baldun?

■ Baldun · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**826

Working population ****31.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 67.2% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (25%) · **■** Marginal 21 (44%)

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 Nurpur

- Janhun154 people
- Gamel153 people
- Mehlri153 people
- Simbli152 people
- Chandrahan150 people
- Haral Upperli148 people
- Ghura146 people
- Lakhnat146 people

[All 419 villages in Nurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baldun?176202
- How far is Baldun from Dharmsala?82 km by road
- What is the population of Baldun?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baldun in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baldun?74.2% (Census 2011)