# Gurah Balu Village, Hiranagar, Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Hiranagar, Kathua 

# Gurah Balu

Gurah Balu is a village in Hiranagar sub-district of Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **184142**. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 49 households**, the 146th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 254people (2011)
- 49households
- 91.9%literacy
- 184142PIN code

## Gurah Balu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurah Balu is 184142.** Gurah Balu falls in Hiranagar sub-district, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code184142
- Gram panchayatGurah Mondian
- Community development blockHiranagar
- Census village code002027

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

## How far is Gurah Balu from nearby towns?

- Hiranagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kathua (district HQ)32 km by road
- Hiranagar (nearest town)5 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 Gurah Balu?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gurah Balu; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hiranagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Gurah Balu known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 72% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Gurah Balu

Of every 100 households in Gurah Balu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gurah Balu · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**47%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**63%

Use banking services ****71%**

**87%

Television ****90%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gurah Balu?

■ Gurah Balu · ■ Hiranagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****776**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****267**

**765

Working population ****20.9%**

**29.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.9% for men and 86.0% for women. 35% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (8%) · **■** Other work 33 (62%) · **■** Marginal 16 (30%)

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

- Rakh Sarkar Hiranagar264 people
- Thuthi Chak263 people
- Wazire Chak257 people
- Chak Gusawn254 people
- Ladwal247 people
- Mast Chak245 people
- Dhalta239 people
- Chhan Ranga238 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurah Balu?184142
- How far is Gurah Balu from Kathua?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gurah Balu?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurah Balu in?Kathua district (Hiranagar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gurah Balu?91.9% (Census 2011)