# Ballopur Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/ballopur/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Ballopur Ballopur is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140501**. The 2011 Census counted **1,615 people in 331 households**, the 39th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,615people (2011) - 331households - 79.3%literacy - 140501PIN code ## Ballopur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ballopur is 140501.** Ballopur falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140501 - Gram panchayatBallopur - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039288 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ballopur from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)55 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)12 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 Ballopur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Ballopur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Degree college10+ km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dera Bassi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Ballopur known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 90% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Ballopur Of every 100 households in Ballopur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ballopur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****50%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **42% Tap water ****38%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **59% Use banking services ****32%** **60% Television ****65%** **80% Mobile phone ****76%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****26%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **9% None of these assets ****10%** **5% Own their home ****71%** **89% 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 Ballopur? ■ Ballopur · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****674** **801 Working population ****32.1%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 71.8% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 432 (83%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%) 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 Dera Bassi - Dehar1,679 people - Tohffapur1,654 people - Jeoli1,641 people - Rampur Kalan1,623 people - Haripur Hinduan1,527 people - Ramgarh Bhudda1,484 people - Chadiala1,443 people - Basauli1,438 people [All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ballopur?140501 - How far is Ballopur from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Ballopur?1,615 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ballopur in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ballopur?79.3% (Census 2011)