# Balo Chak Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/balo-chak/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Balo Chak Balo Chak is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,640 people in 526 households**, the 24th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 2,640people (2011) - 526households - 65.0%literacy - 863females per 1,000 males ## Balo Chak PIN code and other codes Balo Chak falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChak Bahauddin - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237024 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balo Chak from nearby towns? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)30 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)5 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 Balo Chak? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Balo Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Balo Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Balo Chak Of every 100 households in Balo Chak in 2011, 3 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balo Chak · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **6% Toilet within the home ****7%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **93% Use banking services ****59%** **36% Television ****17%** **8% Mobile phone ****59%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **26% 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 Balo Chak? ■ Balo Chak · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **943 Working population ****37.0%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 51.1% for women. 51% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 203 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (56%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 133 (14%) · **■** Marginal 83 (8%) 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 Dalsinghsarai - Bazidpur Godo3,313 people - Gauspur Inaet3,178 people - Mathurapur3,022 people - Bhatgawan2,859 people - Dhepura2,339 people - Sahbajpur Mahnaia2,334 people - Raghubarpur2,108 people - Shahpur Pagra1,989 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balo Chak from Samastipur?30 km by road - What is the population of Balo Chak?2,640 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balo Chak in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balo Chak?65.0% (Census 2011)