# Balkhora Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Balkhora

Balkhora is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824208**. The 2011 Census counted **991 people in 150 households**, the 44th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 991people (2011)
- 150households
- 69.2%literacy
- 824208PIN code

## Balkhora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balkhora is 824208.** Balkhora falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824208
- Gram panchayatBarki Chilmi, Amas
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255842

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

## How far is Balkhora from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)22 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 Balkhora?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balkhora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Badki Chilmi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Balkhora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Balkhora

Of every 100 households in Balkhora in 2011, 2 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balkhora · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**75%

Tap water ****32%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****41%**

**49%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**27%

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 Balkhora?

■ Balkhora · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**971

Working population ****38.2%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 58.0% for women. 46% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (4%) · **■** Marginal 252 (66%)

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 Amas

- Lemua1,115 people
- Chaprdah1,095 people
- Bindraban1,044 people
- Bishunpur1,011 people
- Mahapur930 people
- Ahuri885 people
- Banahi865 people
- Khaira Khurd827 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balkhora?824208
- How far is Balkhora from Gaya?60 km by road
- What is the population of Balkhora?991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkhora in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balkhora?69.2% (Census 2011)