# Bal Village, Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar 

# Bal

Bal is a village in Anandpur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140114**. The 2011 Census counted **102 people in 23 households**, the 181st largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 102people (2011)
- 23households
- 79.1%literacy
- 140114PIN code

## Bal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bal is 140114.** Bal falls in Anandpur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140114
- Gram panchayatChoti Jhakhian
- Community development blockRupnagar
- Census village code038504

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

## How far is Bal from nearby towns?

- Anandpur Sahib (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Rupnagar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Rupnagar (nearest town)15 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 Bal?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chonta
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bharatgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rupnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aggampur
- ○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
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Bal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and oil seed**. Products made here include atta, rice and oil. About 82% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 113 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 Bal

Of every 100 households in Bal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Bal · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**52%

Tap water ****21%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**58%

Use banking services ****71%**

**75%

Television ****79%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**50%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

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

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Bal?

■ Bal · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1750**

**867

Working population ****16.7%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 72.7% for women. 25% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (12%) · **■** Other work 5 (29%) · **■** Marginal 5 (29%)

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 Anandpur Sahib

- Paili Khurd127 people
- Tirak Gandhi127 people
- Mataur121 people
- Dhanera116 people
- Naulakha100 people
- Chamrauli77 people
- Bacholi66 people
- Balowal52 people

[All 190 villages in Anandpur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bal?140114
- How far is Bal from Rupnagar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Bal?102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bal in?Rupnagar district (Anandpur Sahib sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bal?79.1% (Census 2011)