# Balood Village, Dantewada – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/balood/ Village · Dantewada, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada # Balood Balood is a village in Dantewada sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494449**. The 2011 Census counted **3,352 people in 759 households**, the 2nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 32.6%. - 3,352people (2011) - 759households - 57.1%literacy - 494449PIN code ## Balood PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balood is 494449.** Balood falls in Dantewada sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494449 - Gram panchayatBalood - Community development blockDantewada - Census village code450063 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balood from nearby towns? - Dantewada (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Dantewada (district HQ)8 km by road - Dantewada (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 Balood? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balood; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dantewada - ○Degree college10+ km · Chitalanka - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Balood known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 47% of the 1,877 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Balood Of every 100 households in Balood in 2011, 53 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balood · ■ Dantewada rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **29% Toilet within the home ****8%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **92% Tap water ****8%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****22%** **31% Television ****16%** **6% Mobile phone ****24%** **10% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **62% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Balood? ■ Balood · ■ Dantewada rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%** **32.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **1070 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **992 Working population ****34.7%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.4% for men and 43.3% for women. 48% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 562 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 215 (18%) · **■** Marginal 369 (32%) 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 Dantewada - Metapal4,435 people - Pondum2,764 people - Dugeli2,646 people - Chitalanka2,290 people - Ganjenar2,109 people [All 59 villages in Dantewada](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/dantewada/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balood?494449 - How far is Balood from Dantewada?8 km by road - What is the population of Balood?3,352 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balood in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Dantewada sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Balood?57.1% (Census 2011)