# Balenga Village, Bade Rajpur, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bade-rajpur/balenga/ Village · Bade Rajpur, Bastar # Balenga Balenga is a village in Bade Rajpur sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494347**. The 2011 Census counted **3,223 people in 633 households**, the 3rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%. - 3,223people (2011) - 633households - 35.8%literacy - 494347PIN code ## Balenga PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balenga is 494347.** Balenga falls in Bade Rajpur sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494347 - Gram panchayatBalenga - Community development blockBaderajpur - Census village code448632 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balenga from nearby towns? - Visrampuree (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)131 km by road - Visrampuree (nearest town)12 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 Balenga? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Balenga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baskot - ○Degree college10+ km · Keskal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Visrampuree - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Balenga known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 37% of the 2,602 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Balenga Of every 100 households in Balenga in 2011, 19 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balenga · ■ Bade Rajpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **44% Toilet within the home ****0%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **100% Use banking services ****36%** **38% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****9%** **12% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **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 Balenga? ■ Balenga · ■ Bade Rajpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****35.8%** **55.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **1008 Working population ****61.2%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.9% for men and 26.1% for women. 60% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 720 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (3%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,139 (58%) 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 Bade Rajpur - Banskot3,886 people - Baderajpur3,786 people - Korgaon2,920 people - Kopra2,629 people - Lihagaon2,602 people - Badbattar2,516 people [All 55 villages in Bade Rajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/bade-rajpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balenga?494347 - How far is Balenga from Jagdalpur?131 km by road - What is the population of Balenga?3,223 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balenga in?Bastar district (Bade Rajpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Balenga?35.8% (Census 2011)