# Balamgarh Village, Dhuri, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/dhuri/balamgarh/ Village · Dhuri, Sangrur # Balamgarh Balamgarh is a village in Dhuri sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148024**. The 2011 Census counted **741 people in 145 households**, the 89th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 741people (2011) - 145households - 74.0%literacy - 148024PIN code ## Balamgarh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balamgarh is 148024.** Balamgarh falls in Dhuri sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148024 - Gram panchayatBalamgarh 0063 - Community development blockMalerkotla-I - Census village code039634 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balamgarh from nearby towns? - Dhuri (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)22 km by road - Dhuri (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 Balamgarh? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Balamgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhuri - ○Degree college10+ km · Sangrur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sangrur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 10 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 Balamgarh known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and sugarcane**. Products made here include atta and gur. About 92% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Balamgarh Of every 100 households in Balamgarh in 2011, 96 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Balamgarh · ■ Dhuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****99%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **16% Tap water ****55%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **56% Use banking services ****40%** **65% Television ****72%** **76% Mobile phone ****63%** **65% Computer with internet ****5%** **2% Two-wheeler ****44%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **12% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Balamgarh? ■ Balamgarh · ■ Dhuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182** **817 Working population ****38.9%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.9% for men and 65.3% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 117 (41%) · **■** Marginal 66 (23%) 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 Dhuri - Jati Majra814 people - Manwala807 people - Sherpur Sodhian779 people - Meerheri755 people - Malu Majra623 people - Gobindpura589 people - Bhagwanpura587 people - Lohar Majra485 people [All 97 villages in Dhuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/dhuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balamgarh?148024 - How far is Balamgarh from Sangrur?22 km by road - What is the population of Balamgarh?741 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balamgarh in?Sangrur district (Dhuri sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Balamgarh?74.0% (Census 2011)