# Balikonta Village, Jagdalpur, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/jagdalpur/balikonta/ Village · Jagdalpur, Bastar # Balikonta Balikonta is a village in Jagdalpur sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,099 people in 238 households**, the 33rd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%. - 1,099people (2011) - 238households - 54.2%literacy - 493441PIN code ## Balikonta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balikonta is 493441.** Balikonta falls in Jagdalpur sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493441 - Gram panchayatBalikonta - Community development blockJagdalpur - Census village code449145 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balikonta from nearby towns? - Jagdalpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)8 km by road - Jagdalpur (nearest town)8 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 Balikonta? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Balikonta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dharampura - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dharampura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jagdalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Balikonta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Balikonta Of every 100 households in Balikonta in 2011, 74 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balikonta · ■ Jagdalpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **69% Toilet within the home ****97%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **15% Tap water ****0%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****64%** **27% Television ****15%** **19% Mobile phone ****9%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **24% Own their home ****100%** **95% 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 Balikonta? ■ Balikonta · ■ Jagdalpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%** **54.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **969 Working population ****30.8%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.4% for men and 42.1% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 24 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (28%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 193 (57%) · **■** Marginal 26 (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 Jagdalpur - Bamhani1,238 people - Hatpadmur1,228 people - Kumhali1,199 people - Babusemra1,141 people - Bademurma1,083 people - Alnar1,077 people - Sidmur1,061 people - Kasturi1,042 people [All 116 villages in Jagdalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/jagdalpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balikonta?493441 - How far is Balikonta from Jagdalpur?8 km by road - What is the population of Balikonta?1,099 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balikonta in?Bastar district (Jagdalpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Balikonta?54.2% (Census 2011)