# Bala Gad Village, Banjar, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/banjar/bala-gad/ Village · Banjar, Kullu # Bala Gad Bala Gad is a village in Banjar sub-district of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175123**. The 2011 Census counted **3,006 people in 620 households**, the 1st largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 3,006people (2011) - 620households - 86.8%literacy - 175123PIN code ## Bala Gad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bala Gad is 175123.** Bala Gad falls in Banjar sub-district, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code175123 - Community development blockBanjar - Census village code012923 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bala Gad from nearby towns? - Banjar (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Kullu (district HQ)55 km by road - Banjar (nearest town)1 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 Bala Gad? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Bala Gad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banjar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banjar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shamshi - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 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 Bala Gad known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 80% of the 460 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 Bala Gad Of every 100 households in Bala Gad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bala Gad · ■ Banjar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **89% Toilet within the home ****65%** **65% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **35% Tap water ****71%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **89% Use banking services ****93%** **93% Television ****64%** **52% Mobile phone ****51%** **72% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **17% Own their home ****97%** **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 Bala Gad? ■ Bala Gad · ■ Banjar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **1024 Working population ****71.7%** **66.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.1% for men and 80.2% for women. 70% of men and 74% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1,039 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,017 (47%) 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 Banjar - Seraj2,439 people - Palach2,418 people - Sharchi2,413 people - Chippni2,145 people [All 31 villages in Banjar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/banjar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bala Gad?175123 - How far is Bala Gad from Kullu?55 km by road - What is the population of Bala Gad?3,006 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bala Gad in?Kullu district (Banjar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bala Gad?86.8% (Census 2011)