# Ghumka Village, Balod, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/ghumka/ Village · Balod, Durg # Ghumka Ghumka is a village in Balod sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **499115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,235 people in 268 households**, the 32nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,235people (2011) - 268households - 80.4%literacy - 499115PIN code ## Ghumka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghumka is 499115.** Ghumka falls in Balod sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code499115 - Gram panchayatGhumka - Community development blockSanjaribalod - Census village code443150 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghumka from nearby towns? - Balod (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Durg (district HQ)57 km by road - Balod (nearest town)9 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 Ghumka? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghumka; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sakara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Balod - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Balod - ○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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Ghumka known for? The main crops are **paddy, tivra and wheat**. About 77% of the 461 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Ghumka Of every 100 households in Ghumka in 2011, 81 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghumka · ■ Balod rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **90% Toilet within the home ****17%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **69% Tap water ****0%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **18% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****82%** **76% Television ****38%** **37% Mobile phone ****40%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **18% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Ghumka? ■ Ghumka · ■ Balod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **990 Working population ****52.7%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 71.2% for women. 55% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 287 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 93 (14%) · **■** Marginal 45 (7%) 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 Balod - Tekapar1,314 people - Bhengri1,267 people - Mujgahan1,264 people - Angari1,248 people - Bhoinapar1,234 people - Sankara K1,234 people - Chichbod1,201 people - Londi1,185 people [All 92 villages in Balod](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/balod/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghumka?499115 - How far is Ghumka from Durg?57 km by road - What is the population of Ghumka?1,235 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghumka in?Durg district (Balod sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Ghumka?80.4% (Census 2011)