# Balahn Bala Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/balahn-bala/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Balahn Bala Balahn Bala is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184147**. The 2011 Census counted **355 people in 66 households**, the 112th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 355people (2011) - 66households - 83.4%literacy - 184147PIN code ## Balahn Bala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balahn Bala is 184147.** Balahn Bala falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184147 - Gram panchayatKishan Pur Kandi - Community development blockBarnoti - Census village code002054 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balahn Bala from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)18 km by road - Hiranagar (nearest town)20 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 Balahn Bala? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Balahn Bala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hiranagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Hiranagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hiranagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Balahn Bala known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 78% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Balahn Bala Of every 100 households in Balahn Bala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Balahn Bala · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****18%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **78% Tap water ****80%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **63% Use banking services ****96%** **87% Television ****76%** **70% Mobile phone ****94%** **76% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Balahn Bala? ■ Balahn Bala · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****811** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****577** **765 Working population ****26.8%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 73.6% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 22 (23%) · **■** Other work 72 (76%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%) 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 - Jugial372 people - Kandiyal369 people - Basi Jamwal360 people - Bhagwal356 people - Chak Kahna353 people - Khanak349 people - Mathra Chak347 people - Dhangroli346 people [All 203 villages in Hiranagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balahn Bala?184147 - How far is Balahn Bala from Kathua?18 km by road - What is the population of Balahn Bala?355 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balahn Bala in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Balahn Bala?83.4% (Census 2011)