# Balpur Village, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/fatehgarh-sahib/balpur/ Village · Fatehgarh Sahib, Fatehgarh Sahib # Balpur Balpur is a village in Fatehgarh Sahib sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **147203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,223 people in 246 households**, the 32nd largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%. - 1,223people (2011) - 246households - 75.7%literacy - 147203PIN code ## Balpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balpur is 147203.** Balpur falls in Fatehgarh Sahib sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code147203 - Gram panchayatBalpur - Community development blockSirhind - Census village code032786 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balpur from nearby towns? - Fatehgarh Sahib (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)8 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (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 Balpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Balpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mulepur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bassi Pathana - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Balpur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 182 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 Balpur Of every 100 households in Balpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Balpur · ■ Fatehgarh Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****88%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **17% Tap water ****16%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **49% Use banking services ****77%** **74% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****87%** **80% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****63%** **58% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **15% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **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 Balpur? ■ Balpur · ■ Fatehgarh Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **77.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **887 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****756** **816 Working population ****33.4%** **33.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 71.6% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (38%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (21%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%) 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 Fatehgarh Sahib - Jhampur1,318 people - Chaleri Kalan1,304 people - Bagh Sikandar1,281 people - Khoje Majra1,233 people - Pandrali1,194 people - Hallo Tali1,142 people - Nau Lakha1,125 people - Khanpur1,110 people [All 171 villages in Fatehgarh Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/fatehgarh-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balpur?147203 - How far is Balpur from Fatehgarh Sahib?8 km by road - What is the population of Balpur?1,223 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balpur in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Fatehgarh Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Balpur?75.7% (Census 2011)