# Balsarai Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/balsarai/ Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar # Balsarai Balsarai is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143204**. The 2011 Census counted **5,790 people in 1,549 households**, the 6th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 5,790people (2011) - 1,549households - 81.1%literacy - 143204PIN code ## Balsarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balsarai is 143204.** Balsarai falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143204 - Gram panchayatBalsarai - Community development blockRayya - Census village code037830 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balsarai from nearby towns? - Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)50 km by road - Rayya (nearest town)12 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 Balsarai? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balsarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sathiala - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sathiala - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baba Bakala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 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 Balsarai known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 69% of the 676 hectares of village land is sown, and 465 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 Balsarai Of every 100 households in Balsarai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Balsarai · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****90%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **28% Tap water ****69%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **52% Use banking services ****90%** **67% Television ****86%** **85% Mobile phone ****74%** **78% Computer with internet ****7%** **2% Two-wheeler ****35%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****33%** **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 Balsarai? ■ Balsarai · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **804 Working population ****27.7%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 75.9% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 200 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (3%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,242 (77%) · **■** Marginal 66 (4%) 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 Baba Bakala - Sathiala9,358 people - Tarsikka7,175 people - Buttar Siviya6,701 people - Dhardeo6,531 people - Wadala Kalan5,028 people - Daulo Nangal4,706 people - Chhajjal Wadi4,501 people - Muchhal4,348 people [All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balsarai?143204 - How far is Balsarai from Amritsar?50 km by road - What is the population of Balsarai?5,790 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balsarai in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Balsarai?81.1% (Census 2011)