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

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Balowa

Balowa is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **401 people in 64 households**, the 31st largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 401people (2011)
- 64households
- 83.6%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Balowa PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025133

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

## How far is Balowa from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)36 km by road
- Theog (nearest town)4 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 Balowa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Theog
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Theog
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Balowa known for?

About 42% of the 80 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 Balowa

Of every 100 households in Balowa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Balowa · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**47%

Tap water ****46%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**51%

Use banking services ****65%**

**75%

Television ****92%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**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 Balowa?

■ Balowa · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**908

Working population ****55.6%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 72.3% for women. 52% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 196 (88%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (12%)

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

- Palvi436 people
- Bagon Sandhu418 people
- Kot408 people
- Nahol402 people
- Up Muhal Banyana400 people
- Karana393 people
- Dhar391 people
- Up Muhal Paloie385 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balowa?171201
- How far is Balowa from Shimla?36 km by road
- What is the population of Balowa?401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balowa in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balowa?83.6% (Census 2011)