# Balag Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/balag/ Village · Theog, Shimla # Balag Balag is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171226**. The 2011 Census counted **281 people in 58 households**, the 90th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 281people (2011) - 58households - 86.7%literacy - 171226PIN code ## Balag PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balag is 171226.** Balag falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code171226 - Community development blockTheog - Census village code025267 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balag from nearby towns? - Theog (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Shimla (district HQ)68 km by road - Theog (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 Balag? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Balag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Theog - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Balag known for? The main crops are **vegetables**. About 39% of the 32 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 Balag Of every 100 households in Balag in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Balag · ■ Theog rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **95% Toilet within the home ****71%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **47% Tap water ****12%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **51% Use banking services ****91%** **75% Television ****79%** **67% Mobile phone ****91%** **83% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **8% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****83%** **88% 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 Balag? ■ Balag · ■ Theog rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%** **83.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786** **908 Working population ****31.3%** **58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 78.0% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (40%) · **■** Marginal 52 (59%) 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 Theog - Bagain286 people - Jadun286 people - Latiana283 people - Tikar282 people - Manjhrana281 people - Makhrol280 people - Kharori279 people - Tikar276 people [All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balag?171226 - How far is Balag from Shimla?68 km by road - What is the population of Balag?281 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balag in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balag?86.7% (Census 2011)