# Baloke Village, Tapa, Barnala (Punjab) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tapa, Barnala 

# Baloke

Baloke is a village in Tapa sub-district of Barnala district, Punjab, PIN code **148108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,303 people in 254 households**, the 39th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,303people (2011)
- 254households
- 59.6%literacy
- 148108PIN code

## Baloke PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baloke is 148108.** Baloke falls in Tapa sub-district, Barnala district, Punjab.

- PIN code148108
- Gram panchayatBaloke
- Community development blockSehna
- Census village code040059

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

## How far is Baloke from nearby towns?

- Tapa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Barnala (district HQ)22 km by road
- Tapa (nearest town)14 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 Baloke?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Baloke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tapa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tapa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tapa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Baloke known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 88% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 597 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 Baloke

Of every 100 households in Baloke in 2011, 100 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Baloke · ■ Tapa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**19%

Tap water ****20%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**64%

Use banking services ****57%**

**58%

Television ****71%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**10%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Baloke?

■ Baloke · ■ Tapa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**842

Working population ****31.2%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 58.7% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 193 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (26%) · **■** Other work 35 (9%) · **■** Marginal 74 (18%)

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 Tapa

- Chhana Gulabsingh1,549 people
- Chung1,494 people
- Khudi Khurd1,406 people
- Gagewal1,379 people
- Deepgarh1,294 people
- Sadowal1,287 people
- Jaimal Singhwala1,271 people
- Naraingarh Sohian1,147 people

[All 50 villages in Tapa](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/barnala/tapa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baloke?148108
- How far is Baloke from Barnala?22 km by road
- What is the population of Baloke?1,303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baloke in?Barnala district (Tapa sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Baloke?59.6% (Census 2011)