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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Baloke<br />
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| settlement_type = Village <br />
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|30.386009|N|75.3079641|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Barnala district|Barnala]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = Tapa<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />
| demographics1_title2 = Other spoken<br />
| demographics1_info2 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = Pin code<br />
| postal_code =148108 <br />
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]<br />
| area_code = 01679<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#PB.E2.80.94Punjab|PB]]-19<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-PB]]<br />
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'''Baloke''' is a village situated in the [[Barnala district]], [[Punjab, India]].<ref name=censusindia>{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=45393 | title=Baloke village | publisher=censusindia.gov.in | accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref> As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,303 persons.<br />
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==Administration and literacy==<br />
The village is administrated by a [[sarpanch]] who is an elected representative of the village as per the [[Constitution of India|constitution]] of India and the [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayati raj]].<ref name=census2011/> The village falls under the Tapa [[Tehsil]] and is governed by a [[tahsildar]].<ref name=census2011/> The village is about {{convert|14|km}} distance from the sub-district headquarters of Tapa [[Tehsil]] and about {{convert|22|km}} distance from the district headquarters of Barnala.<ref name=villageinfo/> 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%.<ref name=censusindia/><br />
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==Demography==<br />
Per the 2011 census, Baloke had 254 houses with a population of 1,303, consisting of 694 males and 609 females.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/40059-baloke-punjab.html | title=Baloke Population – Barnala, Punjab | publisher=census2011.co.in | accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref> The population of children aged 0–6 was 141, making up 10.82% of the total population of the village.<ref name=census2011/> The average sex ratio was 878 out of 1000, which is lower than the state average of 895 out of 1000.<ref name=census2011/> 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.<ref name=census2011/> 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.<ref name=censusindia/> The village's total geographical area is about 679.08 hectares.<ref name=villageinfo>{{cite web | url=https://villageinfo.in/punjab/barnala/tapa/baloke.html | title=Village size | publisher=villageinfo.in | accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
Baloke village is the birthplace of [[Satnam Singh Bhamara]], the first [[Indian people|Indian]] to be drafted into the [[National Basketball Association]] in North America.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/satnam-singh-gets-drafted-in-nba/article7359269.ece | title=Satnam’s journey from Balloke to Dallas | publisher=thehindu.com | accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/draft-winds-sweep-satnam-singh-bhamras-dusty-village-ballo-ke/ | title=Draft winds sweep Satnam Singh Bhamara’s dusty village Balloke | publisher=The Indian Express | accessdate=17 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Barnala district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Barnala district]]</div>>Titodutta