# Bal Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar 

# Bal

Bal is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143105**. The 2011 Census counted **753 people in 153 households**, the 83rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 753people (2011)
- 153households
- 78.2%literacy
- 143105PIN code

## Bal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bal is 143105.** Bal falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143105
- Gram panchayatBal
- Community development blockVerka
- Census village code037623

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

## How far is Bal from nearby towns?

- Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)8 km by road
- Amritsar (nearest town)8 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Raja Sansi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Raja Sansi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 83% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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

Of every 100 households in Bal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Bal · ■ Amritsar- II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**40%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%**

**59%

Use banking services ****71%**

**42%

Television ****84%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****63%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**7%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****91%**

**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?

■ Bal · ■ Amritsar- II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****630**

**824

Working population ****35.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 76.1% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 142 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 107 (40%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Mulla Behram962 people
- Hardo Rattan871 people
- Basarke808 people
- But771 people
- Jagatpur Bajaj724 people
- Bharopal702 people
- Heir553 people
- Khera533 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?143105
- How far is Bal from Amritsar?8 km by road
- What is the population of Bal?753 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bal in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bal?78.2% (Census 2011)