# Balh Village, Kullu, Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Kullu, Kullu 

# Balh

Balh is a village in Kullu sub-district of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175101**. The 2011 Census counted **4,708 people in 1,074 households**, the 8th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 4,708people (2011)
- 1,074households
- 84.4%literacy
- 175101PIN code

## Balh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balh is 175101.** Balh falls in Kullu sub-district, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175101
- Community development blockKullu
- Census village code012867

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

## How far is Balh from nearby towns?

- Kullu (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kullu (district HQ)5 km by road
- Kullu (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 Balh?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Balh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Kullu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kullu
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shamsi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Balh known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. Products made here include kudal, hunkey and pattu. About 71% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Balh

Of every 100 households in Balh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Balh · ■ Kullu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**50%

Tap water ****82%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**62%

Use banking services ****91%**

**88%

Television ****86%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****23%**

**9%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****77%**

**90%

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 Balh?

■ Balh · ■ Kullu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924**

**960

Working population ****46.9%**

**65.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 79.2% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,030 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (3%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 903 (41%) · **■** Marginal 171 (8%)

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 Kullu

- Manikarn6,136 people
- Bajaura5,852 people
- Diar5,114 people
- Parli5,073 people
- Kashawri4,603 people
- Banogi4,043 people
- Rote-II3,916 people
- Khokhan3,193 people

[All 163 villages in Kullu](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kullu/kullu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balh?175101
- How far is Balh from Kullu?5 km by road
- What is the population of Balh?4,708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balh in?Kullu district (Kullu sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balh?84.4% (Census 2011)
