Geographic Location of Balan

The village Balan is located in Dewal Tahsil of Chamoli District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Balan Gram Panchayat. It comes under Dewal Community Development Block. The nearest town is Karnaprayag, which is about 91 kilometers away from Balan.

Travel and Communication for Balan

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

Postal Address:
Balan,
Chamoli,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 246427

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balan

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

Social Structure of Balan

As per available data from the year 2009, 732 persons live in 137 house holds in the village Balan. There are 384 female individuals and 348 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 52.46% and males constitute 47.54% of the total population.

There are 279 scheduled castes persons of which 145 are females and 134 are males. Females constitute 51.97% and males constitute 48.03% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 38.11% of the total population.

Population density of Balan is 181.56 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balan

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Total area of Balan is 403.18 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 89.84 ha. About 89.84 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 3.62 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 227.36 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 5.7 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 21.57 ha is culturable waste land. About 10.4 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balan

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Lwani, which is less than 5 kms away from Balan.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Balan.

There is a government middle school in the village Balan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Mundoli, which is more than 10 kms away from Balan.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Mundoli, which is more than 10 kms away from Balan.

Colleges in Balan

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 Karnaprayag, which is more than 10 kms away from Balan.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Balan

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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Dehradun, which is more than 10 kms away from Balan.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Balan

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

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

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Balan.

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

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

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

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

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Balan.

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

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

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