Geographic Location of Balakot

The village Balakot is located in Pithoragarh Tahsil of Pithoragarh District in the State of Uttarakhand in India. It is governed by Balakot Gram Panchayat. It comes under Pithoragarh Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pithoragarh, which is about 6 kilometers away from Balakot.

Travel and Communication for Balakot

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Balakot,
Pithoragarh,
Uttarakhand, India
PIN - 262530

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balakot

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

Social Structure of Balakot

As per available data from the year 2009, 662 persons live in 163 house holds in the village Balakot. There are 324 female individuals and 338 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.94% and males constitute 51.06% of the total population.

There are 259 scheduled castes persons of which 129 are females and 130 are males. Females constitute 49.81% and males constitute 50.19% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 39.12% of the total population.

Population density of Balakot is 439.05 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balakot

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Total area of Balakot is 150.78 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 66.16 ha. About 59.93 ha is un-irrigated area. About 6.23 ha is irrigated area. About 6.23 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 6.19 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 4.26 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 51.15 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.05 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balakot

There is a private pre-primary school in the village Balakot.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Balakot.

There is a government middle school in the village Balakot.

There is a government secondary school in the village Balakot.

There is a government senior secondary school in the village Balakot.

Colleges in Balakot

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 Pithoragarh, which is 5-10 kms away from Balakot.

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 Balakot.

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Balakot

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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Balakot

There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Balakot.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Balakot.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Balakot.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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