# Balowal Village, Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/balowal/ Village · Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar # Balowal Balowal is a village in Anandpur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140118**. The 2011 Census counted **52 people in 10 households**, the 185th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 52people (2011) - 10households - 91.8%literacy - 140118PIN code ## Balowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balowal is 140118.** Balowal falls in Anandpur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140118 - Gram panchayatBalowal - Community development blockAnandpur Sahib - Census village code038424 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balowal from nearby towns? - Anandpur Sahib (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)42 km by road - Anandpur Sahib (nearest town)4 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 Balowal? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Balowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Anandpur Sahib - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anandpur Sahib - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Anandpur Sahib - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Aggampur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Balowal known for? The main crops are **wheat, oil seed and paddy**. Products made here include atta, oil and rice. About 82% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Balowal Of every 100 households in Balowal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Balowal · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****40%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **52% Tap water ****0%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **58% Use banking services ****100%** **75% Television ****100%** **77% Mobile phone ****90%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****50%** **50% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **8% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Balowal? ■ Balowal · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500** **867 Working population ****23.1%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 92.0% for women. 46% of men and 0% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 1 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (25%) · **■** Other work 8 (67%) 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 - Bal102 people - Naulakha100 people - Chamrauli77 people - Bacholi66 people - Kukowal45 people - Dholowal33 people - Paharon18 people - Paili Kalan4 people [All 190 villages in Anandpur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balowal?140118 - How far is Balowal from Rupnagar?42 km by road - What is the population of Balowal?52 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balowal in?Rupnagar district (Anandpur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Balowal?91.8% (Census 2011)