Ballaਬੱਲਾ

Where is Balla?

Balla is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030649, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 229 people in Balla: 111 men and 118 women, living in 58 households, an average of about 3.9 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 199 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1063 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.88 per cent and women at 81.08 per cent. The census recorded 57 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 55 main workers, the largest group, 38, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balla's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 38 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Balla is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chohan, Tahli, Jalal Nangal and Salempur.

What is the population of Balla?

The population of Balla was 229 at the 2011 census, living in 58 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Balla have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Balla has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.