# Baleam Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Baleam

Baleam is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146102**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 31 households**, the 278th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 158people (2011)
- 31households
- 47.6%literacy
- 146102PIN code

## Baleam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baleam is 146102.** Baleam falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code146102
- Gram panchayatUntwal
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031814

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

## How far is Baleam from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Mahilpur (nearest town)14 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 Baleam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Baleam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jangliana
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gondpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Baleam known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 95% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Baleam

Of every 100 households in Baleam in 2011, 78 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Baleam · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**52%

Use banking services ****83%**

**84%

Television ****61%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**9%

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

**4%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Baleam?

■ Baleam · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**890

Working population ****56.3%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 38.2% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (37%) · **■** Other work 29 (33%) · **■** Marginal 14 (16%)

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

- Chak Musa185 people
- Punj177 people
- Rawal Pindi175 people
- Chambal Khurd172 people
- Buro Bari158 people
- Najarpur157 people
- Bharatpur Rajputan149 people
- Ganguwal135 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baleam?146102
- How far is Baleam from Hoshiarpur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Baleam?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baleam in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Baleam?47.6% (Census 2011)