# Balaso Village, Karsog, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Karsog, Mandi 

# Balaso

Balaso is a village in Karsog sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171302**. The 2011 Census counted **124 people in 23 households**, the 238th largest of 464 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 124people (2011)
- 23households
- 75.7%literacy
- 171302PIN code

## Balaso PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balaso is 171302.** Balaso falls in Karsog sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171302
- Community development blockKarsog
- Census village code016115

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

## How far is Balaso from nearby towns?

- Karsog (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)126 km by road
- Seoni (nearest town)40 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 Balaso?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balaso; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sapnot
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahunag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karsog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karsog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Balaso known for?

The main crops are **maize, vegetable and wheat**. About 70% of the 40 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 Balaso

Of every 100 households in Balaso in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Balaso · ■ Karsog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**22%

Tap water ****56%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**81%

Use banking services ****96%**

**93%

Television ****83%**

**66%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**4%

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

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Balaso?

■ Balaso · ■ Karsog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1255**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****3333**

**944

Working population ****61.3%**

**58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 66.1% for women. 62% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (17%) · **■** Marginal 5 (7%)

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 Karsog

- D.P.F.Lotla Doyam130 people
- Bego129 people
- Larhas127 people
- D.P.F.Katanda126 people
- Malao121 people
- Bharthunna120 people
- Kwagla120 people
- Shakahl120 people

[All 534 villages in Karsog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/karsog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balaso?171302
- How far is Balaso from Mandi?126 km by road
- What is the population of Balaso?124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaso in?Mandi district (Karsog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balaso?75.7% (Census 2011)