# Balkarna Village, Barun, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barun, Aurangabad 

# Balkarna

Balkarna is a village in Barun sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824124**. The 2011 Census counted **765 people in 140 households**, the 96th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 765people (2011)
- 140households
- 68.5%literacy
- 824124PIN code

## Balkarna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balkarna is 824124.** Balkarna falls in Barun sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code824124
- Gram panchayatDhangai
- Community development blockBarun
- Census village code253560

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balkarna from nearby towns?

- Barun (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)27 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)27 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Balkarna?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Balkarna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Obra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Balkarna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Balkarna

Of every 100 households in Balkarna in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balkarna · ■ Barun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****46%**

**56%

Television ****4%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Balkarna?

■ Balkarna · ■ Barun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**954

Working population ****38.6%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 60.3% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 59 (20%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 223 (76%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Barun

- Tetaria799 people
- Punabar797 people
- Karahra789 people
- Mitraj766 people
- Bhelwa757 people
- Karma738 people
- Khaira728 people
- Bagahi722 people

[All 201 villages in Barun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/barun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balkarna?824124
- How far is Balkarna from Aurangabad?27 km by road
- What is the population of Balkarna?765 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkarna in?Aurangabad district (Barun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balkarna?68.5% (Census 2011)