# Balacola Village, Kundah, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kundah/balacola/ Village · Kundah, The Nilgiris # Balacola Balacola is a village in Kundah sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643003**. The 2011 Census counted **13,622 people in 4,097 households**, the 1st largest of 5 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.6%. - 13,622people (2011) - 4,097households - 85.7%literacy - 643003PIN code ## Balacola PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balacola is 643003.** Balacola falls in Kundah sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643003 - Gram panchayatBalacola - Community development blockUdhagamandalam - Census village code635119 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balacola from nearby towns? - Kundah (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)20 km by road - Bikketti (nearest town)5 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 Balacola? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Balacola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 12 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 5 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 5 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Udhagamandalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Coonoor - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Balacola known for? The main crops are **tea, cabbage and carrot**. Products made here include tea dust and eucalyptus oil. About 70% of the 3,102 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 Balacola Of every 100 households in Balacola in 2011, 92 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Balacola · ■ Kundah rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****38%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **57% Tap water ****97%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **57% Use banking services ****44%** **48% Television ****93%** **94% Mobile phone ****72%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****66%** **74% 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 Balacola? ■ Balacola · ■ Kundah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **82.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091** **1072 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **1017 Working population ****57.7%** **59.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 79.2% for women. 61% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 743 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,939 (37%) · **■** Household industry 127 (2%) · **■** Other work 3,612 (46%) · **■** Marginal 442 (6%) 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 Kundah - Ithalar9,876 people - Mulligoor4,647 people - Melkundah2,106 people - Kinnakkorai1,306 people [All 5 villages in Kundah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/kundah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balacola?643003 - How far is Balacola from Udhagamandalam?20 km by road - What is the population of Balacola?13,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balacola in?The Nilgiris district (Kundah sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Balacola?85.7% (Census 2011)