Balakot

Gram panchayat

Balakot is in the Balakot gram panchayat.

Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.

How Balakot compares

By population, Balakot is #40 of 324 inhabited villages in Pithoragarh tehsil.

Census 2011. Area figures add up inhabited villages only; literacy is literates ÷ people aged 7 and above.

Villages sharing PIN 262530

• Marsoli Bhat · Pithoragarh
• Aicholi(Anshik) · Pithoragarh
• Baraway · Pithoragarh
• Tharkot · Pithoragarh
• Puran · Pithoragarh
• Jakh · Pithoragarh
• Chamali · Pithoragarh
• Deodar · Pithoragarh
• Shyuni · Pithoragarh

All villages with PIN 262530 →

Source: LGD village–pincode mapping.

Find nearby

• Hospital
• PHC / clinic
• Pharmacy
• School
• Bank
• ATM
• Post office
• Market
• Police
• Petrol bunk
• Bus stop
• Railway station

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Schemes worth checking

• PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi ↗ · Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

  Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.

• Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

  At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.

• PMAY-Gramin ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

  Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.

• Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗ · National Health Authority

  Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.

• National Food Security Act (ration) ↗ · Department of Food & Public Distribution

  Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.

• National Social Assistance Programme (pensions) ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

  Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.

• PM Shram Yogi Maandhan ↗ · Ministry of Labour & Employment

  Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.

• Jan Suraksha (APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY) ↗ · Department of Financial Services

  Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.

• Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ↗ · Department of Financial Services

  Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).

• Stand-Up India ↗ · Department of Financial Services

  Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.

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Helplines

• Emergency (police, fire, ambulance)112Ministry of Home Affairs (ERSS)
• Women helpline181Ministry of Women and Child Development
• Child helpline1098Ministry of Women and Child Development
• Cyber crime helpline1930Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (MHA)
• Kisan Call Centre1800-180-1551Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

Official services

• PM-Kisan status ↗
• Ration card (NFSA) ↗
• MGNREGA job card & wages ↗
• PMAY-Gramin housing ↗
• Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗
• DigiLocker ↗
• myScheme scheme finder ↗
• Search the electoral roll ↗

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News near Balakot

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No official news for Balakot in the last 30 days. We check government press releases every night.

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Government jobs near Balakot

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Essential services & places near Balakot

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