Geographic Location of Balam

The village Balam is located in Lamgada Tahsil of Almora District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Raigal Gram Panchayat. It comes under Hawal Bagh Community Development Block. The nearest town is Almora, which is about 22 kilometers away from Balam.

Travel and Communication for Balam

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

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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balam

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

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

Social Structure of Balam

As per available data from the year 2009, 108 persons live in 18 house holds in the village Balam. There are 57 female individuals and 51 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.78% and males constitute 47.22% of the total population.

There are 27 scheduled castes persons of which 16 are females and 11 are males. Females constitute 59.26% and males constitute 40.74% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 25% of the total population.

Population density of Balam is 155.98 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balam

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Total area of Balam is 69.24 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 28.28 ha. About 28.28 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 1.68 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 36.1 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 2.79 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.39 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Balam

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

There is a government primary school in the village Balam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Raigal, which is less than 5 kms away from Balam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Raigal, which is less than 5 kms away from Balam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Raigal, which is less than 5 kms away from Balam.

Colleges in Balam

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 more than 10 kms away from Balam.

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 Balam.

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 Balam.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Balam

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Almora, which is more than 10 kms away from Balam.

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 more than 10 kms away from Balam.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Balam

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Balam.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Balam.

There is a primary health sub-centre more than 10 kms away from Balam.

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

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Balam.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Balam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Balam.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Balam.

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

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Balam.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Balam.

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