# Balla Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Balla

Balla is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176059**. The 2011 Census counted **878 people in 152 households**, the 47th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 878people (2011)
- 152households
- 86.4%literacy
- 176059PIN code

## Balla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balla is 176059.** Balla falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176059
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011504

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?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)22 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)12 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?

11 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
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gopalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palampur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 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 Balla known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and maize**. About 73% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Balla

Of every 100 households in Balla in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balla · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**45%

Use banking services ****99%**

**96%

Television ****100%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1173**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**912

Working population ****21.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.6% for men and 80.4% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 146 (76%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (18%) · **■** Marginal 9 (5%)

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 Palampur

- Khilru889 people
- Bari Khas882 people
- Majhakra882 people
- Dattal881 people
- Badehr873 people
- Bag Buhla871 people
- Dadh Uparla855 people
- Ghartholi837 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balla?176059
- How far is Balla from Dharmsala?22 km by road
- What is the population of Balla?878 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balla in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balla?86.4% (Census 2011)