# Balangar Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Balangar

Balangar is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173207**. The 2011 Census counted **197 people in 39 households**, the 60th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 197people (2011)
- 39households
- 84.9%literacy
- 173207PIN code

## Balangar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balangar is 173207.** Balangar falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173207
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022225

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

## How far is Balangar from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)61 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)56 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)20 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 Balangar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Balangar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanayari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arki
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, 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 Balangar known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 16% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Balangar

Of every 100 households in Balangar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balangar · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**18%

Tap water ****95%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**63%

Use banking services ****89%**

**93%

Television ****92%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**12%

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

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**80%

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 Balangar?

■ Balangar · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****54.3%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 79.5% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 39 (36%) · **■** Other work 63 (59%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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 Kandaghat

- Sunkhi202 people
- Bhench201 people
- Ded201 people
- Anji Sunaran198 people
- Sair197 people
- Sakori195 people
- Ghat Kumahla191 people
- Karog188 people

[All 284 villages in Kandaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/kandaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balangar?173207
- How far is Balangar from Solan?56 km by road
- What is the population of Balangar?197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balangar in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balangar?84.9% (Census 2011)