# Balgara Village, Akhnoor, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) – PIN Code

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Balgara

Balgara is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181201**. The 2011 Census counted **697 people in 169 households**, the 112th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 697people (2011)
- 169households
- 78.9%literacy
- 181201PIN code

## Balgara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balgara is 181201.** Balgara falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181201
- Gram panchayatBalgara
- Community development blockAkhnoor
- Census village code005472

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

## How far is Balgara from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)37 km by road
- Akhnoor (nearest town)12 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 Balgara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balgara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akhnoor
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Balgara known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 52% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balgara

Of every 100 households in Balgara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Balgara · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**85%

Tap water ****99%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**66%

Use banking services ****81%**

**78%

Television ****56%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Balgara?

■ Balgara · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731**

**785

Working population ****35.2%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 68.7% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 94 (38%) · **■** Marginal 89 (36%)

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 Akhnoor

- Hamir Pur Kohna721 people
- Chak Badialan718 people
- Rathan Pur700 people
- Doian699 people
- Dhangar696 people
- Chak Kora692 people
- Baho Pur684 people
- Mund677 people

[All 226 villages in Akhnoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/akhnoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balgara?181201
- How far is Balgara from Jammu?37 km by road
- What is the population of Balgara?697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balgara in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Balgara?78.9% (Census 2011)