# Bala Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Bala

Bala is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144205**. The 2011 Census counted **3,697 people in 709 households**, the 4th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 3,697people (2011)
- 709households
- 79.0%literacy
- 144205PIN code

## Bala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bala is 144205.** Bala falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144205
- Gram panchayatBala Kulian
- Community development blockDasua
- Census village code030768

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

## How far is Bala from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)3 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 Bala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Safdarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bala known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 82% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Bala

Of every 100 households in Bala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bala · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**38%

Tap water ****44%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**35%

Use banking services ****64%**

**85%

Television ****88%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****4%**

**3%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bala?

■ Bala · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**827

Working population ****29.5%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 75.2% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 343 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (38%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 155 (14%) · **■** Marginal 159 (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 Dasua

- Miani7,626 people
- Zahura3,892 people
- Terkiana3,743 people
- Badla3,405 people
- Jalalpur3,323 people
- Unchi Bassi3,273 people
- Kandhala Jattan3,249 people

[All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bala?144205
- How far is Bala from Hoshiarpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bala?3,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bala in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bala?79.0% (Census 2011)