# Balegapal Village, Gidam – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gidam, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Balegapal

Balegapal is a village in Gidam sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494449**. The 2011 Census counted **333 people in 68 households**, the 56th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 15.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.5%.

- 333people (2011)
- 68households
- 15.1%literacy
- 494449PIN code

## Balegapal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balegapal is 494449.** Balegapal falls in Gidam sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494449
- Gram panchayatHidpal
- Community development blockGeedam
- Census village code450183

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

## How far is Balegapal from nearby towns?

- Geedam (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)36 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)24 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 Balegapal?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balegapal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barsur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Geedam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Balegapal known for?

The main crops are **paddy, horse gram and kutki**. About 10% of the 401 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 Balegapal

Of every 100 households in Balegapal in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balegapal · ■ Gidam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****71%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**59%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Balegapal?

■ Balegapal · ■ Gidam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****15.1%**

**46.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**989

Working population ****71.8%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.5% for men and 8.5% for women. 73% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 78 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 158 (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 Gidam

- Chhote Karka349 people
- Neurnar347 people
- Harla346 people
- Masodi345 people
- Salnar330 people
- Padmeta321 people
- Kutulnar311 people
- Bhalunala280 people

[All 67 villages in Gidam](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/gidam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balegapal?494449
- How far is Balegapal from Dantewada?36 km by road
- What is the population of Balegapal?333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balegapal in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Gidam sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Balegapal?15.1% (Census 2011)