Balta, Almora, Almora, Uttarakhand, India

Content updated on May 12, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balta


The village Balta is located in Almora Tahsil of Almora District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Balta Gram Panchayat. It comes under Hawal Bagh Community Development Block. The nearest town is Almora, which is about 8 kilometers away from Balta.

Travel and Communication for Balta


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balta,
Almora,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 263601

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balta


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Balta is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Balta is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Balta


As per available data from the year 2009, 911 persons live in 183 house holds in the village Balta. There are 454 female individuals and 457 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.84% and males constitute 50.16% of the total population.

There are 334 scheduled castes persons of which 154 are females and 180 are males. Females constitute 46.11% and males constitute 53.89% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 36.66% of the total population.

Population density of Balta is 531.04 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balta


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Total area of Balta is 171.55 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 62.26 ha. About 56.53 ha is un-irrigated area. About 5.73 ha is irrigated area. About 5.73 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 12.45 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 24.1 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 3.4 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 4.62 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 6.8 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.4 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balta


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Sail, which is 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There is a government primary school in the village Balta.

There is a government middle school in the village Balta.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in N.t.d, which is 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Almora, which is 5-10 kms away from Balta.

Colleges in Balta


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Almora, which is 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Dwarahat, which is more than 10 kms away from Balta.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Haldwani, which is more than 10 kms away from Balta.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Almora, which is 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Almora, which is 5-10 kms away from Balta.

Other Educational Facilities in Balta


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Falsima, which is 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Almora, which is 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Almora, which is 5-10 kms away from Balta.

Healthcare Facilities in Balta


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Balta.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Balta.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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