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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Balhra

Balhra is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **140205**. The 2011 Census counted **530 people in 136 households**, the 208th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 530people (2011)
- 136households
- 77.3%literacy
- 140205PIN code

## Balhra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balhra is 140205.** Balhra falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code140205
- Gram panchayatBalhra
- Community development blockTanda
- Census village code030730

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

## How far is Balhra from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)56 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)16 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 Balhra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balhra; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jhawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Balhra known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 93% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Balhra

Of every 100 households in Balhra in 2011, 99 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 98 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 82 a two-wheeler and 29 a car.

■ Balhra · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**38%

Tap water ****54%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****98%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**35%

Use banking services ****99%**

**85%

Television ****99%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****82%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****29%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Balhra?

■ Balhra · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****290**

**827

Working population ****39.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.1% for men and 73.9% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 65 (31%) · **■** Other work 44 (21%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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

- Tulluwal545 people
- Raghowal541 people
- Khanpur533 people
- Rana531 people
- Pandori Malhian530 people
- Khun Khun Sarki529 people
- Jalal Chak525 people
- Thiara524 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balhra?140205
- How far is Balhra from Hoshiarpur?56 km by road
- What is the population of Balhra?530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balhra in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Balhra?77.3% (Census 2011)