# Balad Village, Aurad, Bidar (Karnataka) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/aurad/balad/ Village · Aurad, Bidar # Balad Balad is a village in Aurad sub-district of Bidar district, Karnataka, PIN code **585436**. The 2011 Census counted **1,252 people in 226 households**, the 84th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 1,252people (2011) - 226households - 72.4%literacy - 585436PIN code ## Balad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balad is 585436.** Balad falls in Aurad sub-district, Bidar district, Karnataka. - PIN code585436 - Gram panchayatBalat - Community development blockAurad - Census village code600026 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balad from nearby towns? - Aurad (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Bidar (district HQ)55 km by road - Bhalki (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 Balad? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Balad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kamalnagar - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhalki - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thana Kushnoor - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Balad known for? The main crops are **jowar, green gram and black gram**. About 87% of the 652 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Balad Of every 100 households in Balad in 2011, 89 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balad · ■ Aurad rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **84% Toilet within the home ****0%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **91% Tap water ****97%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****45%** **46% Television ****34%** **26% Mobile phone ****69%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****18%** **33% Own their home ****95%** **97% 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 Balad? ■ Balad · ■ Aurad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **66.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****815** **951 Working population ****51.7%** **44.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 60.4% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 200 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (46%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 99 (15%) 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 Aurad - Manoor1,304 people - Sangam1,295 people - Duduknal1,277 people - Beldhal1,273 people - Balat1,244 people - Belur1,184 people - Tuljapur1,183 people - Wagangera1,182 people [All 151 villages in Aurad](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/bidar/aurad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balad?585436 - How far is Balad from Bidar?55 km by road - What is the population of Balad?1,252 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balad in?Bidar district (Aurad sub-district), Karnataka - What is the literacy rate of Balad?72.4% (Census 2011)