# Ballan Village, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/ballan/ Village · Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar # Ballan Ballan is a village in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140116**. The 2011 Census counted **438 people in 104 households**, the 119th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 438people (2011) - 104households - 84.1%literacy - 140116PIN code ## Ballan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ballan is 140116.** Ballan falls in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140116 - Gram panchayatBallan - Community development blockMorinda - Census village code038901 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ballan from nearby towns? - Chamkaur Sahib (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)35 km by road - Morinda (nearest town)5 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 Ballan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Ballan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Boothgarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Ballan known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 80% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Ballan Of every 100 households in Ballan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 81 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Ballan · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****93%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **27% Tap water ****48%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **55% Use banking services ****98%** **77% Television ****91%** **86% Mobile phone ****88%** **78% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****81%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **12% None of these assets ****0%** **2% Own their home ****85%** **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 Ballan? ■ Ballan · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****579** **849 Working population ****69.9%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 78.1% for women. 68% of men and 72% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 45 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 232 (76%) · **■** Marginal 17 (6%) 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 Chamkaur Sahib - Khairpur469 people - Majri458 people - Salahpur445 people - Saidpur442 people - Chhota Gadhram430 people - Muzafat426 people - Attari409 people - Taprian Gharispur396 people [All 191 villages in Chamkaur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ballan?140116 - How far is Ballan from Rupnagar?35 km by road - What is the population of Ballan?438 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ballan in?Rupnagar district (Chamkaur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ballan?84.1% (Census 2011)