# Balsuan Village, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajpura, Patiala 

# Balsuan

Balsuan is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **147001**. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 153 households**, the 151st largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 752people (2011)
- 153households
- 75.8%literacy
- 147001PIN code

## Balsuan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balsuan is 147001.** Balsuan falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab.

- PIN code147001
- Gram panchayatBalsuan
- Community development blockRajpura
- Census village code036994

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

## How far is Balsuan from nearby towns?

- Rajpura (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Patiala (district HQ)35 km by road
- Rajpura (nearest town)13 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 Balsuan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aluan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajpura
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Balsuan known for?

The main crops are **rice, wheat and wheat**. About 92% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Balsuan

Of every 100 households in Balsuan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Balsuan · ■ Rajpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**28%

Tap water ****75%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**59%

Use banking services ****49%**

**57%

Television ****76%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**8%

None of these assets ****10%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balsuan?

■ Balsuan · ■ Rajpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**834

Working population ****30.9%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 69.6% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (11%) · **■** Marginal 144 (62%)

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 Rajpura

- Bhadak807 people
- Alawal Majra794 people
- Kheri Mandlan779 people
- Harigarh756 people
- Sihri752 people
- Salempur Jattan734 people
- Shamashpur727 people
- Nanheri726 people

[All 243 villages in Rajpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balsuan?147001
- How far is Balsuan from Patiala?35 km by road
- What is the population of Balsuan?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balsuan in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Balsuan?75.8% (Census 2011)