# Balsar Village, Nahan, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nahan, Sirmaur 

# Balsar

Balsar is a village in Nahan sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173001**. The 2011 Census counted **179 people in 38 households**, the 87th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 179people (2011)
- 38households
- 85.0%literacy
- 173001PIN code

## Balsar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code173001
- Community development blockNahan
- Census village code023115

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

## How far is Balsar from nearby towns?

- Nahan (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ)31 km by road
- Nahan (nearest town)31 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 Balsar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Balsar; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaulan Wala Bhud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nahan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ 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, canal / river 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 Balsar known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 51% of the 47 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 Balsar

Of every 100 households in Balsar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balsar · ■ Nahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**36%

Tap water ****97%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**65%

Use banking services ****95%**

**81%

Television ****72%**

**62%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Balsar?

■ Balsar · ■ Nahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**902

Working population ****68.2%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 74.7% for women. 73% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 29 (24%) · **■** Other work 41 (34%) · **■** Marginal 52 (43%)

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

- Kathla197 people
- Sarahan187 people
- Shilnu Kalas187 people
- Makkar Wali182 people
- Sanvra Katal177 people
- Kathana167 people
- Jaitag166 people
- Sherli Kotab166 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balsar?173001
- How far is Balsar from Nahan?31 km by road
- What is the population of Balsar?179 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balsar in?Sirmaur district (Nahan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balsar?85.0% (Census 2011)