# Balal Village, Hosdurg, Kasaragod (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/balal/ Village · Hosdurg, Kasaragod # Balal Balal is a village in Hosdurg sub-district of Kasaragod district, Kerala, PIN code **671533**. The 2011 Census counted **9,936 people in 2,415 households**, the 19th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.0%. - 9,936people (2011) - 2,415households - 87.7%literacy - 671533PIN code ## Balal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balal is 671533.** Balal falls in Hosdurg sub-district, Kasaragod district, Kerala. - PIN code671533 - Gram panchayatBalal - Community development blockKanhangad - Census village code627145 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balal from nearby towns? - Kanhangad (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Kasaragod (district HQ)70 km by road - Kanhangad (nearest town)34 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 Balal? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Balal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · West Eleri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanjangad - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 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 Balal known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and arecanut**. About 99% of the 3,724 hectares of village land is sown, and 520 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 Balal Of every 100 households in Balal in 2011, 70 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Balal · ■ Hosdurg rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **82% Toilet within the home ****87%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **8% Tap water ****9%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **85% Use banking services ****73%** **86% Television ****49%** **62% Mobile phone ****74%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****12%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 Balal? ■ Balal · ■ Hosdurg rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%** **90.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **1084 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **956 Working population ****39.7%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 84.9% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 3,028 (77%) · **■** Marginal 498 (13%) 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 Hosdurg - Thayanur11,955 people - Udinoor11,401 people - Kodakkad10,763 people - West Eleri10,656 people - Palavayal9,923 people - Kinanoor9,728 people - Ambalathara9,120 people - Cheemeni8,283 people [All 29 villages in Hosdurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balal?671533 - How far is Balal from Kasaragod?70 km by road - What is the population of Balal?9,936 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balal in?Kasaragod district (Hosdurg sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Balal?87.7% (Census 2011)