# Bal Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Bal

Bal is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142054**. The 2011 Census counted **492 people in 103 households**, the 144th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 492people (2011)
- 103households
- 68.7%literacy
- 142054PIN code

## Bal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bal is 142054.** Bal falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142054
- Gram panchayatBal
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034224

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?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)53 km by road
- Makhu (nearest town)9 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Bal; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Zira
- ○Degree college10+ km · Zira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Zira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Bal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and vegetables**. About 93% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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, 92 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Bal · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**25%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**72%

Use banking services ****85%**

**58%

Television ****89%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**12%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**854

Working population ****33.1%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 65.6% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 121 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (6%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 24 (15%)

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 Zira

- Mahianwala Khurd514 people
- Sadarwala508 people
- Pihewali506 people
- Killi Nauabad503 people
- Malhe Shahwala479 people
- Awan469 people
- Sharaf Ali Shahwala468 people
- Aminwala465 people

[All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bal?142054
- How far is Bal from Firozpur?53 km by road
- What is the population of Bal?492 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bal in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bal?68.7% (Census 2011)