# Balan Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Balan

Balan is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **62 people in 11 households**, the 349th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 62people (2011)
- 11households
- 89.1%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Balan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balan is 171201.** Balan falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025106

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

## How far is Balan from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)39 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)7 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 Balan?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Balan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jais
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Theog
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated 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 Balan known for?

The main crops are **apple**. About 33% of the 19 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 Balan

Of every 100 households in Balan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balan · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**47%

Tap water ****27%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**51%

Use banking services ****100%**

**75%

Television ****100%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**2%

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

**8%

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

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balan?

■ Balan · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1214**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**908

Working population ****56.5%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.0% for men and 83.3% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (31%) · **■** Other work 7 (20%) · **■** Marginal 17 (49%)

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

- Sanai65 people
- Bogra64 people
- Mahog64 people
- Jangal Khagn63 people
- Jannu62 people
- Jangal Kufta61 people
- Up Muhal Katiana - I61 people
- Jangal Kangar59 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balan?171201
- How far is Balan from Shimla?39 km by road
- What is the population of Balan?62 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balan in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balan?89.1% (Census 2011)