# Balaspur Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/balaspur/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Balaspur Balaspur is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146101**. The 2011 Census counted **755 people in 165 households**, the 165th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 755people (2011) - 165households - 87.5%literacy - 146101PIN code ## Balaspur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balaspur is 146101.** Balaspur falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146101 - Gram panchayatBalaspur - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031823 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balaspur from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)20 km by road - Mahilpur (nearest town)7 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 Balaspur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Balaspur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bambeli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Balaspur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 84% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Balaspur Of every 100 households in Balaspur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Balaspur · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****78%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **38% Tap water ****31%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **52% Use banking services ****96%** **84% Television ****82%** **86% Mobile phone ****75%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****51%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 Balaspur? ■ Balaspur · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1346** **890 Working population ****29.9%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 82.6% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 86 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (10%) · **■** Other work 99 (44%) · **■** Marginal 18 (8%) 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 Garhshankar - Sakanderpur794 people - Soni788 people - Mukho Mazara765 people - Alawalpur764 people - Chanthu Brahmanan751 people - Chak Mallan750 people - Ganeshpur748 people - Rihala748 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balaspur?146101 - How far is Balaspur from Hoshiarpur?20 km by road - What is the population of Balaspur?755 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balaspur in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Balaspur?87.5% (Census 2011)