# Balka Baratal Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Balka Baratal

Balka Baratal is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **149 people in 30 households**, the 99th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 149people (2011)
- 30households
- 92.7%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Balka Baratal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balka Baratal is 173001.** Balka Baratal falls in Nahan sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023214

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

## How far is Balka Baratal from nearby towns?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)26 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)26 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 Balka Baratal?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Balka Baratal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Balka
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dadhog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Balka Baratal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 24% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Balka Baratal

Of every 100 households in Balka Baratal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balka Baratal · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**36%

Tap water ****97%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**65%

Use banking services ****87%**

**81%

Television ****30%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**19%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****27%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balka Baratal?

■ Balka Baratal · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1273**

**902

Working population ****26.8%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 89.5% for women. 51% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (12%) · **■** Marginal 35 (88%)

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 Nahan

- Satna161 people
- Malgaon160 people
- Baghara150 people
- Bohal150 people
- Roj Benli145 people
- Saroga Tikkar145 people
- Agriwala144 people
- Rampur Pandhol140 people

[All 137 villages in Nahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/nahan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balka Baratal?173001
- How far is Balka Baratal from Nahan?26 km by road
- What is the population of Balka Baratal?149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balka Baratal in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balka Baratal?92.7% (Census 2011)