# Balasar Village, Chohtan, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Chohtan, Barmer 

# Balasar

Balasar is a village in Chohtan sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344012**. The 2011 Census counted **221 people in 38 households**, the 417th largest of 426 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.3%.

- 221people (2011)
- 38households
- 34.8%literacy
- 344012PIN code

## Balasar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balasar is 344012.** Balasar falls in Chohtan sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344012
- Community development blockBarmer
- Census village code088677

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balasar from nearby towns?

- Chohtan (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)35 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)35 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 Balasar?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Balasar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Taratara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranigaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barmer
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barmer
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Balasar known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and mung**. About 60% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Balasar

Of every 100 households in Balasar in 2011, 8 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balasar · ■ Chohtan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Balasar?

■ Balasar · ■ Chohtan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.8%**

**46.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****797**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**920

Working population ****49.3%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.4% for men and 24.4% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 30 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (17%) · **■** Marginal 60 (55%)

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 Chohtan

- Kottilani244 people
- Sumar Ki Basti242 people
- Surjanpur229 people
- Hejam Ka Tala223 people
- Saiyon Ki Basti215 people
- Prem Nagar207 people
- Nehron Ki Basti204 people
- Ranjeetpura189 people

[All 427 villages in Chohtan](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balasar?344012
- How far is Balasar from Barmer?35 km by road
- What is the population of Balasar?221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balasar in?Barmer district (Chohtan sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Balasar?34.8% (Census 2011)