# Balah Village, Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/ranbir-singh-pora/balah/ Village · Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu # Balah Balah is a village in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181111**. The 2011 Census counted **768 people in 160 households**, the 72nd largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%. - 768people (2011) - 160households - 79.3%literacy - 181111PIN code ## Balah PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balah is 181111.** Balah falls in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code181111 - Gram panchayatMangowali - Community development blockR.S. Pura - Census village code006114 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balah from nearby towns? - R.S.Pora (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Jammu (district HQ)25 km by road - R.As.Pora (nearest town)7 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 Balah? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Balah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dablehar - ○Degree college5–10 km · R.S.Pora - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · R.S.Pora - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Balah known for? The main crops are **wheat, maiza and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 94% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 172 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 Balah Of every 100 households in Balah in 2011, 97 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Balah · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****36%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **63% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **65% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **32% Use banking services ****99%** **87% Television ****88%** **83% Mobile phone ****68%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****51%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Balah? ■ Balah · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **82.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****660** **718 Working population ****36.7%** **28.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 73.3% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (9%) · **■** Household industry 25 (9%) · **■** Other work 68 (24%) · **■** Marginal 65 (23%) 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 Ranbir Singh Pora - Chak Bukhtawar801 people - Chak Baja794 people - Talhar792 people - Chak Bhula785 people - Chak Talab749 people - Meluwal749 people - Mamka748 people - Mokhey738 people [All 190 villages in Ranbir Singh Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/ranbir-singh-pora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balah?181111 - How far is Balah from Jammu?25 km by road - What is the population of Balah?768 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balah in?Jammu district (Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Balah?79.3% (Census 2011)