# Kharak Balrah Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/kharak-balrah/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Kharak Balrah Kharak Balrah is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144211**. The 2011 Census counted **625 people in 139 households**, the 168th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 625people (2011) - 139households - 85.2%literacy - 144211PIN code ## Kharak Balrah PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kharak Balrah is 144211.** Kharak Balrah falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144211 - Gram panchayatKharak--Balrah - Community development blockMukerian - Census village code031122 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharak Balrah from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)60 km by road - Mukerian (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 Kharak Balrah? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kharak Balrah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Begpur Kamloh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukerian - ○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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Kharak Balrah known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 75 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Kharak Balrah Of every 100 households in Kharak Balrah in 2011, 99 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kharak Balrah · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****48%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **56% Tap water ****0%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **44% Use banking services ****97%** **84% Television ****95%** **83% Mobile phone ****69%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Kharak Balrah? ■ Kharak Balrah · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **851 Working population ****22.6%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 81.5% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (26%) · **■** Household industry 7 (5%) · **■** Other work 93 (66%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%) 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 Mukerian - Dholal637 people - Kalechpur Kalota637 people - Mohri Chak630 people - Alo Bhatti625 people - Noshera Shimli624 people - Kalas623 people - Beh Bidhia622 people - Salhowal620 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kharak Balrah?144211 - How far is Kharak Balrah from Hoshiarpur?60 km by road - What is the population of Kharak Balrah?625 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharak Balrah in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kharak Balrah?85.2% (Census 2011)