# Garan Bala Village, Kalakote, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Kalakote, Rajouri 

# Garan Bala

Garan Bala is a village in Kalakote sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185152**. The 2011 Census counted **797 people in 170 households**, the 26th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.1%.

- 797people (2011)
- 170households
- 69.8%literacy
- 185152PIN code

## Garan Bala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garan Bala is 185152.** Garan Bala falls in Kalakote sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185152
- Gram panchayatGaram
- Community development blockKalakote
- Census village code001537

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

## How far is Garan Bala from nearby towns?

- Kala Kote (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)60 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 Garan Bala?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Garan Bala; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Garan Bala known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maiza and wheat**. About 8% of the 671 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Garan Bala

Of every 100 households in Garan Bala in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garan Bala · ■ Kalakote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

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

**6%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****12%**

**67%

Television ****12%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Garan Bala?

■ Garan Bala · ■ Kalakote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.8%**

**59.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**866

Working population ****79.8%**

**53.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 58.0% for women. 79% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 155 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 460 (72%)

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 Kalakote

- Kora1,005 people
- Dayalah941 people
- Beli Bhawan882 people
- Som849 people
- Sarotah790 people
- Malhorin785 people
- Chanipur774 people
- Panjah756 people

[All 69 villages in Kalakote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/kalakote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garan Bala?185152
- How far is Garan Bala from Rajouri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Garan Bala?797 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garan Bala in?Rajouri district (Kalakote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Garan Bala?69.8% (Census 2011)