# Balan Village, Rajgarh, Churu (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajgarh, Churu 

# Balan

Balan is a village in Rajgarh sub-district of Churu district, Rajasthan, PIN code **331301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,789 people in 347 households**, the 61st largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,789people (2011)
- 347households
- 64.0%literacy
- 331301PIN code

## Balan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balan is 331301.** Balan falls in Rajgarh sub-district, Churu district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code331301
- Community development blockRajgarh
- Census village code070223

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

## How far is Balan from nearby towns?

- Rajgarh (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Churu (district HQ)93 km by road
- Rajgarh (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 Balan?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Balan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhojan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bahal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajgarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Balan known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and moth**. About 85% of the 804 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Balan

Of every 100 households in Balan in 2011, 75 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balan · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**52%

Tap water ****69%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****51%**

**76%

Television ****22%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**24%

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 Balan?

■ Balan · ■ Rajgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**879

Working population ****58.5%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 55.9% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 604 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (7%) · **■** Marginal 248 (24%)

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 Rajgarh

- Ragha Bari1,819 people
- Bewad1,811 people
- Bairasar Bara1,797 people
- Amarpura1,790 people
- Lasedi1,785 people
- Bairasar Chhota1,744 people
- Harpaloo Sanwal1,677 people
- Gagarwas1,673 people

[All 217 villages in Rajgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/churu/rajgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balan?331301
- How far is Balan from Churu?93 km by road
- What is the population of Balan?1,789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balan in?Churu district (Rajgarh sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Balan?64.0% (Census 2011)