# Balog Village, Junga, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Junga, Shimla 

# Balog

Balog is a village in Junga sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173217**. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 60 households**, the 16th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.9%.

- 285people (2011)
- 60households
- 79.7%literacy
- 173217PIN code

## Balog PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balog is 173217.** Balog falls in Junga sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173217
- Community development blockMashobra
- Census village code024869

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

## How far is Balog from nearby towns?

- Junga (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)50 km by road
- Shimla (nearest town)50 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 Balog?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balog; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dublu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shimla
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Junga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Balog known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 6% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Balog

Of every 100 households in Balog in 2011, 88 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Balog · ■ Junga rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**39%

Tap water ****90%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**73%

Use banking services ****62%**

**81%

Television ****52%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****20%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 Balog?

■ Balog · ■ Junga rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**85.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**1036

Working population ****64.2%**

**55.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 71.8% for women. 67% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 158 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Junga

- Lakhoti364 people
- Bharhech343 people
- Chaceyan Pandli311 people
- Chambi308 people
- Katola275 people
- Satlai253 people
- Kyana247 people
- Jangal Malanshil245 people

[All 65 villages in Junga](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/junga/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balog?173217
- How far is Balog from Shimla?50 km by road
- What is the population of Balog?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balog in?Shimla district (Junga sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balog?79.7% (Census 2011)