# Balahn Pain Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/kathua/hiranagar/balahn-pain/ Village · Hiranagar, Kathua # Balahn Pain Balahn Pain is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184147**. The 2011 Census counted **213 people in 41 households**, the 156th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 213people (2011) - 41households - 79.8%literacy - 184147PIN code ## Balahn Pain PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balahn Pain is 184147.** Balahn Pain falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code184147 - Gram panchayatGehr - Community development blockBarnoti - Census village code002064 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balahn Pain from nearby towns? - Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kathua (district HQ)26 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 Pain? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Balahn Pain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Pain known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 86% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Pain Of every 100 households in Balahn Pain in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balahn Pain · ■ Hiranagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****0%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **78% Tap water ****2%** **47% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **63% Use banking services ****100%** **87% Television ****68%** **70% Mobile phone ****76%** **76% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****17%** **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 Pain? ■ Balahn Pain · ■ Hiranagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **765 Working population ****29.1%** **29.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.1% for men and 73.8% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 30 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 28 (45%) 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 - Rathua230 people - Chak Gojar229 people - Gangu Chak222 people - Chakra214 people - Khatriyal208 people - Khurar206 people - Koper201 people - Barmal199 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 Pain?184147 - How far is Balahn Pain from Kathua?26 km by road - What is the population of Balahn Pain?213 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balahn Pain in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Balahn Pain?79.8% (Census 2011)