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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Balala

Balala is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **307 people in 73 households**, the 294th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 307people (2011)
- 73households
- 83.6%literacy
- 144207PIN code

## Balala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balala is 144207.** Balala falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144207
- Gram panchayatBalala
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030918

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

## How far is Balala from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)11 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 Balala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalra
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dasua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Balala known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 83% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Balala

Of every 100 households in Balala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Balala · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**38%

Tap water ****10%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**35%

Use banking services ****94%**

**85%

Television ****84%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****58%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

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

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balala?

■ Balala · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1462**

**827

Working population ****30.6%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 80.1% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (49%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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

- Musa322 people
- Chhangial320 people
- Kang312 people
- Kamalpur311 people
- Bhattida Pind307 people
- Chanalta303 people
- Jia Sahota Kalan302 people
- Rattre295 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balala?144207
- How far is Balala from Hoshiarpur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Balala?307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balala in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Balala?83.6% (Census 2011)