# Kot Bala Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/kot-bala/ Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar # Kot Bala Kot Bala is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140116**. The 2011 Census counted **660 people in 121 households**, the 59th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 660people (2011) - 121households - 84.3%literacy - 140116PIN code ## Kot Bala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kot Bala is 140116.** Kot Bala falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140116 - Gram panchayatKot Bala - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038608 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kot Bala from nearby towns? - Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)10 km by road - Rupnagar (nearest town)10 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 Kot Bala? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Kot Bala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naggal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Kot Bala known for? The main crops are **milk, paddy and oil seed**. Products made here include ghee, rice and oil. About 52% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Kot Bala Of every 100 households in Kot Bala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 74 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Kot Bala · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****71%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **35% Tap water ****1%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **65% Use banking services ****91%** **76% Television ****95%** **85% Mobile phone ****95%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****74%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **12% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Kot Bala? ■ Kot Bala · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643** **837 Working population ****59.4%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 80.6% for women. 58% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 190 (48%) · **■** Other work 118 (30%) · **■** Marginal 21 (5%) 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 Rup Nagar - Alipur703 people - Chhoti Railon682 people - Kalal Majra671 people - Patial661 people - Bari Railon658 people - Gandhon Kalan654 people - Bhaowal652 people - Sihon Majra650 people [All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kot Bala?140116 - How far is Kot Bala from Rupnagar?10 km by road - What is the population of Kot Bala?660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kot Bala in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kot Bala?84.3% (Census 2011)