# Balawala Village, Kandaghat, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kandaghat, Solan 

# Balawala

Balawala is a village in Kandaghat sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173215**. The 2011 Census counted **133 people in 28 households**, the 100th largest of 267 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 133people (2011)
- 28households
- 86.4%literacy
- 173215PIN code

## Balawala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balawala is 173215.** Balawala falls in Kandaghat sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173215
- Community development blockKandaghat
- Census village code022428

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

## How far is Balawala from nearby towns?

- Kandaghat (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)26 km by road
- Solan (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 Balawala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balawala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalhog
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalhog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Solan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Balawala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and beans**. About 7% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Balawala

Of every 100 households in Balawala in 2011, 96 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Balawala · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**18%

Tap water ****57%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**52%

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

**34%

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

**63%

Use banking services ****93%**

**93%

Television ****89%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**13%

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

**4%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Balawala?

■ Balawala · ■ Kandaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**917

Working population ****58.6%**

**49.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 82.8% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 50 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (12%) · **■** Other work 15 (19%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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

- Jekhri135 people
- Shungal135 people
- Bakesu134 people
- Kumhali134 people
- Khadar129 people
- Kathli128 people
- Lachhog127 people
- Palashta Panjrol127 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balawala?173215
- How far is Balawala from Solan?26 km by road
- What is the population of Balawala?133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balawala in?Solan district (Kandaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balawala?86.4% (Census 2011)