# Balaloan Village, Phagwara, Kapurthala (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Phagwara, Kapurthala 

# Balaloan

Balaloan is a village in Phagwara sub-district of Kapurthala district, Punjab, PIN code **144401**. The 2011 Census counted **133 people in 26 households**, the 91st largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 133people (2011)
- 26households
- 61.9%literacy
- 144401PIN code

## Balaloan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balaloan is 144401.** Balaloan falls in Phagwara sub-district, Kapurthala district, Punjab.

- PIN code144401
- Gram panchayatBalaloan
- Community development blockPhagwara
- Census village code029610

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

## How far is Balaloan from nearby towns?

- Phagwara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kapurthala (district HQ)44 km by road
- Phagwara (nearest town)10 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 Balaloan?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Balaloan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhak Balaloan
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phagwara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Phagwara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Phagwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Balaloan known for?

The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 90% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 79 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 Balaloan

Of every 100 households in Balaloan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balaloan · ■ Phagwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**40%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**57%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**39%

Use banking services ****77%**

**77%

Television ****68%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**50%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**11%

None of these assets ****4%**

**2%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 Balaloan?

■ Balaloan · ■ Phagwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****727**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****250**

**905

Working population ****39.1%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 50.9% for women. 57% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 9 (17%) · **■** Household industry 14 (27%) · **■** Other work 27 (52%) · **■** Marginal 2 (4%)

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 Phagwara

- Dhak Plahi263 people
- Dhandoli208 people
- Tanda Bhagana180 people
- Wariah153 people
- Kot Puransingh113 people
- Tanda Naroor92 people
- Bhagwan Pur60 people
- Dhak Chair59 people

[All 112 villages in Phagwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/kapurthala/phagwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balaloan?144401
- How far is Balaloan from Kapurthala?44 km by road
- What is the population of Balaloan?133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaloan in?Kapurthala district (Phagwara sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Balaloan?61.9% (Census 2011)