Baloke

Village in Punjab, India

Baloke

Village

Baloke

Location in Punjab, India

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Baloke

Baloke (India)

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Coordinates: 30°23′10″N 75°18′29″E﻿ / ﻿30.386009°N 75.3079641°E﻿ / 30.386009; 75.3079641
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

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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

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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

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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

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1. ^ a b c "Baloke village". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
2. ^ a b c d e f "Baloke Population – Barnala, Punjab". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
3. ^ a b "Village size". villageinfo.in. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
4. ^ "Satnam's journey from Balloke to Dallas". thehindu.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
5. ^ "Draft winds sweep Satnam Singh Bhamara's dusty village Balloke". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

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