# Balsanda Village, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/balsanda/ Village · Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar # Balsanda Balsanda is a village in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,327 people in 235 households**, the 27th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 1,327people (2011) - 235households - 81.4%literacy - 140001PIN code ## Balsanda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balsanda is 140001.** Balsanda falls in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140001 - Gram panchayatBalsanda - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038879 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balsanda from nearby towns? - Chamkaur Sahib (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)10 km by road - Chamkaur Sahib (nearest town)7 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 Balsanda? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Balsanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bari Jhallian - ○Degree college10+ km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 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 - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 14 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 Balsanda known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 68% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Balsanda Of every 100 households in Balsanda in 2011, 99 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Balsanda · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****74%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **27% Tap water ****51%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **55% Use banking services ****98%** **77% Television ****96%** **86% Mobile phone ****76%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****63%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **12% None of these assets ****1%** **2% 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 Balsanda? ■ Balsanda · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****736** **849 Working population ****31.3%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 77.3% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 159 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 136 (33%) · **■** Other work 117 (28%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 - Paprali1,396 people - Bhurara1,377 people - Raulu Majra1,376 people - Doom Chheri1,373 people - Chaklan1,327 people - Chuhar Majra1,327 people - Mundian1,323 people - Salempur1,305 people [All 191 villages in Chamkaur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balsanda?140001 - How far is Balsanda from Rupnagar?10 km by road - What is the population of Balsanda?1,327 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balsanda in?Rupnagar district (Chamkaur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Balsanda?81.4% (Census 2011)