# Balota Village, Krishangarh, Solan (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Krishangarh, Solan 

# Balota

Balota is a village in Krishangarh sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173206**. The 2011 Census counted **154 people in 23 households**, the 40th largest of 211 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 154people (2011)
- 23households
- 87.1%literacy
- 173206PIN code

## Balota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balota is 173206.** Balota falls in Krishangarh sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173206
- Community development blockDharampur
- Census village code021283

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

## How far is Balota from nearby towns?

- Kuthar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)52 km by road
- Solan (nearest town)52 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 Balota?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Balota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chamkadi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goela
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Solan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Balota known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 34% of the 52 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 Balota

Of every 100 households in Balota in 2011, 100 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balota · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**78%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**87%

Use banking services ****74%**

**81%

Television ****100%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**6%

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

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Balota?

■ Balota · ■ Krishangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**907

Working population ****74.7%**

**63.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 77.9% for women. 73% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 36 (31%) · **■** Other work 33 (29%) · **■** Marginal 46 (40%)

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 Krishangarh

- Auda Manjhari164 people
- Bagi164 people
- Bughar Kanaitan157 people
- Jagjit Nagar155 people
- Daonta153 people
- Lavkhani149 people
- Hara Chadyar148 people
- Jhamrara146 people

[All 229 villages in Krishangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/krishangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balota?173206
- How far is Balota from Solan?52 km by road
- What is the population of Balota?154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balota in?Solan district (Krishangarh sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balota?87.1% (Census 2011)