Baloke
Baloke | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Baloke Location in Punjab, India  Baloke Baloke (India) | |
| Coordinates: 30°23′10″N 75°18′29″E / 30.386009°N 75.3079641°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Barnala |
| Tehsil | Tapa |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Other spoken | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pin code | 148108 |
| Telephone code | 01679 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB-19 |
Baloke is a village situated in the Barnala district, Punjab, India.[1] As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,303 persons.
Administration and literacy[edit]
The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of the village as per the constitution of India and the Panchayati raj.[2] The village falls under the Tapa Tehsil and is governed by a tahsildar.[2] The village is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) distance from the sub-district headquarters of Tapa Tehsil and about 22 kilometres (14 mi) distance from the district headquarters of Barnala.[3] As per the 2011 census, out of a population of 1,303 people, 693 are literate and 610 are illiterate; Baloke's literacy rate is 59.64%, which is lower than the average of 75.84% in the state of Punjab. The male literacy rate stands at 60.48% and the female literacy rate at 58.67%.[1]
Demography[edit]
Per the 2011 census, Baloke had 254 houses with a population of 1,303, consisting of 694 males and 609 females.[2] The population of children aged 0–6 was 141, making up 10.82% of the total population of the village.[2] The average sex ratio was 878 out of 1000, which is lower than the state average of 895 out of 1000.[2] The child sex ratio in the village was 905 out of 1000, which is higher than the average of 846 out of 1000 in the state of Punjab.[2] The total Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population in the village was 414 people and all were Scheduled Castes. There are no people of the Scheduled Tribe in the village.[1] The village's total geographical area is about 679.08 hectares.[3]
Notable people[edit]
Baloke village is the birthplace of Satnam Singh Bhamara, the first Indian to be drafted into the National Basketball Association in North America.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Baloke village". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Baloke Population – Barnala, Punjab". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Village size". villageinfo.in. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Satnam's journey from Balloke to Dallas". thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Draft winds sweep Satnam Singh Bhamara's dusty village Balloke". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 October 2017.