Balalaਬਲਲਾ

Where is Balala?

Balala is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030918, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 307 people in Balala: 152 men and 155 women, living in 73 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 404 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1020 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 10 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 83.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.05 per cent and women at 80.15 per cent. The census recorded 94 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 89 main workers, the largest group, 46, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 42 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balala's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 63 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 54 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 43 cultivators and 1 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Balala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 11 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 Keshopur, Tund, Kan Dhalian and Kalra.

What is the population of Balala?

The population of Balala was 307 at the 2011 census, living in 73 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Balala have?

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