# Balinda Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Balinda

Balinda is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **172027**. The 2011 Census counted **41 people in 10 households**, the 156th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 41people (2011)
- 10households
- 92.1%literacy
- 172027PIN code

## Balinda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balinda is 172027.** Balinda falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code172027
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023828

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

## How far is Balinda from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)107 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)30 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 Balinda?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhareri
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bara Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumarsain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Balinda known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 49% of the 18 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 Balinda

Of every 100 households in Balinda in 2011, 100 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balinda · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**18%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**26%

Use banking services ****90%**

**87%

Television ****60%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**9%

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

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**87%

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 Balinda?

■ Balinda · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**935

Working population ****22.0%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 83.3% for women. 36% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 4 (44%) · **■** Marginal 5 (56%)

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 Kumharsain

- Chekul54 people
- Nanjha54 people
- D.P.F. Nagkelo51 people
- Chamor43 people
- Kehri33 people
- Charonta31 people
- Nagali29 people
- Chala Nal27 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balinda?172027
- How far is Balinda from Shimla?107 km by road
- What is the population of Balinda?41 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balinda in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balinda?92.1% (Census 2011)