# Bal Khurd Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/bal-khurd/ Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar # Bal Khurd Bal Khurd is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **3,578 people in 662 households**, the 23rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 3,578people (2011) - 662households - 68.9%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Bal Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bal Khurd is 143601.** Bal Khurd falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatBal--Khurd - Community development blockVerka - Census village code037617 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bal Khurd from nearby towns? - Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)10 km by road - Amritsar (nearest town)11 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 Bal Khurd? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bal Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Muradpura - ○Degree college5–10 km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Bal Khurd known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 82% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 334 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 Bal Khurd Of every 100 households in Bal Khurd in 2011, 82 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Bal Khurd · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **93% Toilet within the home ****54%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **40% Tap water ****7%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **59% Use banking services ****30%** **42% Television ****79%** **82% Mobile phone ****55%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **7% None of these assets ****12%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Bal Khurd? ■ Bal Khurd · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **824 Working population ****35.0%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 64.6% for women. 53% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 217 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (15%) · **■** Household industry 125 (10%) · **■** Other work 650 (52%) · **■** Marginal 70 (6%) 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 Amritsar- II - Khasa3,951 people - Muradpura3,683 people - Basarke Gillan3,660 people - Heir3,611 people - Chicha3,383 people - Mahawa3,333 people - Khur Manian3,309 people - Bhakna kalan3,264 people [All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bal Khurd?143601 - How far is Bal Khurd from Amritsar?10 km by road - What is the population of Bal Khurd?3,578 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bal Khurd in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bal Khurd?68.9% (Census 2011)