# Balaahr Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Balaahr

Balaahr is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184144**. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 128 households**, the 74th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 604people (2011)
- 128households
- 82.8%literacy
- 184144PIN code

## Balaahr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balaahr is 184144.** Balaahr falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184144
- Gram panchayatChandwan
- Community development blockBarnoti
- Census village code002002

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

## How far is Balaahr from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)22 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)8 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 Balaahr?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balaahr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandwan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Balaahr known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and bajra**. About 87% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Balaahr

Of every 100 households in Balaahr in 2011, 99 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balaahr · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**78%

Tap water ****100%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**63%

Use banking services ****84%**

**87%

Television ****74%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balaahr?

■ Balaahr · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**79.1%

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

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865**

**765

Working population ****18.7%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 77.4% for women. 34% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (77%) · **■** Marginal 8 (7%)

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 Hiranagar

- Rughnath Pora632 people
- Jarjarth626 people
- Dhangdev Pur613 people
- Karandi Kalan608 people
- Patta Rasana597 people
- Dhamiyal594 people
- Chak Shama579 people
- Kannah577 people

[All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balaahr?184144
- How far is Balaahr from Kathua?22 km by road
- What is the population of Balaahr?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaahr in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Balaahr?82.8% (Census 2011)