# Balana Village, Solan, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/solan/balana/ Village · Solan, Solan # Balana Balana is a village in Solan sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173212**. The 2011 Census counted **546 people in 137 households**, the 19th largest of 472 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%. - 546people (2011) - 137households - 84.9%literacy - 173212PIN code ## Balana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balana is 173212.** Balana falls in Solan sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173212 - Community development blockSolan - Census village code022074 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balana from nearby towns? - Solan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Solan (district HQ)4 km by road - Solan (nearest town)4 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 Balana? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Balana; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Solan - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Solan - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Solan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Balana known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. Products made here include flower pot. About 21% of the 48 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 Balana Of every 100 households in Balana in 2011, 96 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 22 a car. ■ Balana · ■ Solan rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****84%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **20% Tap water ****90%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%** **52% Use banking services ****89%** **91% Television ****74%** **83% Mobile phone ****93%** **83% Computer with internet ****11%** **4% Two-wheeler ****16%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****22%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****53%** **76% 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 Balana? ■ Balana · ■ Solan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%** **86.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **941 Working population ****44.7%** **51.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 80.1% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 173 (71%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%) 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 Solan - Shatal596 people - Naganji592 people - Uncha Gaon579 people - Jabal Jamrot550 people - Damrog542 people - Naoni Majhgoan525 people - Runan Ghoron519 people - Shili503 people [All 478 villages in Solan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/solan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balana?173212 - How far is Balana from Solan?4 km by road - What is the population of Balana?546 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balana in?Solan district (Solan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balana?84.9% (Census 2011)