# Bala Kote Village, Mendhar, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Mendhar, Punch 

# Bala Kote

Bala Kote is a village in Mendhar sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185111**. The 2011 Census counted **461 people in 103 households**, the 43rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.

- 461people (2011)
- 103households
- 79.9%literacy
- 185111PIN code

## Bala Kote PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bala Kote is 185111.** Bala Kote falls in Mendhar sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185111
- Gram panchayatBalakote
- Community development blockBalakote
- Census village code001223

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

## How far is Bala Kote from nearby towns?

- Mendhar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)30 km by road
- Punch (nearest town)35 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 Bala Kote?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Bala Kote; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhangloon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Punch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Punch
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Bala Kote known for?

The main crops are **rice, wheat and ghee**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 11% of the 574 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Bala Kote

Of every 100 households in Bala Kote in 2011, 82 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bala Kote · ■ Mendhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****3%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****98%**

**60%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bala Kote?

■ Bala Kote · ■ Mendhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**69.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1134**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****517**

**891

Working population ****68.1%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 71.2% for women. 61% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 268 (85%)

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 Mendhar

- Sandot879 people
- Jaran Wali Gali872 people
- Thera653 people
- Jugal579 people
- Ramlota340 people
- Dabsi324 people
- Sohala314 people
- Lanjote224 people

[All 56 villages in Mendhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mendhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bala Kote?185111
- How far is Bala Kote from Punch?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bala Kote?461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bala Kote in?Punch district (Mendhar sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Bala Kote?79.9% (Census 2011)