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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Balakote<br />
| other_name = Bala Kote<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|33.49|N|74.17|E|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Bala+Kote/@33.499777,74.1708072,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x38e02a8c2c5d9737:0x67dc8e28e2c347d9!8m2!3d33.5021047!4d74.1797766?hl=en&authuser=0|title=Balakote, Poonch (Google Maps)|work=Google Maps|accessdate=26 April 2020}}</ref><br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = [[India]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|Union Territory]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Poonch district, India|Poonch]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of tehsils in India|Tehsil]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = Balakote<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 461<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/bala-kote-1223|title=Bala Kote Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=26 April 2020}}</ref><br />
| population_as_of = 2011 <br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Spoken<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Pahari language|Pahari]],Gojri<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 185211<br />
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'''Balakote''' (also known as '''Bala Kote''') is a village and tehsil in [[Poonch district, India|Poonch district]] of the [[India]]n [[States and union territories of India|union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The village is located {{cvt|63|km}} from the district headquarters, [[Poonch (town)|Poonch]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 census of India]], Balnoi has 103 households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ourhero.in/villages/bala-kote-1223|title=Bala Kote Population|work=Our Hero|accessdate=26 April 2020}}</ref> The literacy rate of Balakote was 79.89% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Balakote, Male literacy stands at 91.77% while the female literacy rate was 71.16%.<br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|+ Demographics (2011 Census)<br />
! !! Total !! Male !! Female<br />
|-<br />
| Population || 461 || 216 || 245<br />
|-<br />
| Children aged below 6 years || 88 || 58 || 30<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled caste]] || 0 || 0 || 0<br />
|-<br />
| [[Scheduled tribe]] || 55 || 20 || 35<br />
|-<br />
| Literacy || 79.89% || 91.77% || 71.16%<br />
|-<br />
| Workers (all) || 314 || 132 || 182<br />
|-<br />
| Main workers (all) || 46 || – || –<br />
|-<br />
| Marginal workers (total) || 268 || 104 || 164<br />
|}<br />
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==Transport==<br />
===Road===<br />
Balakote is well-connected by road to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the [[National Highway 144A (India)|NH 144A]] and BG Surankote Road.<br />
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===Rail===<br />
The nearest railway stations to Balakote are [[Jammu Tawi railway station]] and [[Awantipora railway station]] located at a distance of {{cvt|199|km}} and {{cvt|161|km}} respectively.<br />
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===Air===<br />
The nearest airport to Balakote is [[Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport|Srinagar International Airport]] located at a distance of {{cvt|187|km}} and is a 6-hour drive.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
*[[Poonch district, India|Poonch district]]<br />
*[[Poonch (town)|Poonch]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br />
{{Jammu and Kashmir}}<br />
{{Poonch district, India}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Balakote tehsil]]<br />
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