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

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Village · Akhnoor, Jammu 

# Balsaro

Balsaro is a village in Akhnoor sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185154**. The 2011 Census counted **335 people in 76 households**, the 167th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.5%.

- 335people (2011)
- 76households
- 76.9%literacy
- 185154PIN code

## Balsaro PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balsaro is 185154.** Balsaro falls in Akhnoor sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185154
- Gram panchayatJuthal Balsaroo
- Community development blockAkhnoor
- Census village code005434

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

## How far is Balsaro from nearby towns?

- Akhnoor (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)60 km by road
- Ahknoor (nearest town)32 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 Balsaro?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chowki
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akhnoor
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Balsaro known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 9% of the 443 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 Balsaro

Of every 100 households in Balsaro in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balsaro · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****31%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**47%

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

**32%

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

**66%

Use banking services ****100%**

**78%

Television ****44%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Balsaro?

■ Balsaro · ■ Akhnoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**76.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**785

Working population ****28.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 69.9% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 11 (12%) · **■** Marginal 84 (88%)

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

- Jakh358 people
- Khunda348 people
- Chigial340 people
- Gargal338 people
- Rakh Dhok324 people
- Dal Pat321 people
- Lohara321 people
- Magial Lalu313 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balsaro?185154
- How far is Balsaro from Jammu?60 km by road
- What is the population of Balsaro?335 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balsaro in?Jammu district (Akhnoor sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Balsaro?76.9% (Census 2011)