# Balsamund Village, Bemetara, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/bemetara/balsamund/ Village · Bemetara, Durg # Balsamund Balsamund is a village in Bemetara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491335**. The 2011 Census counted **1,591 people in 308 households**, the 28th largest of 187 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,591people (2011) - 308households - 70.6%literacy - 491335PIN code ## Balsamund PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balsamund is 491335.** Balsamund falls in Bemetara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491335 - Gram panchayatBalsamund - Community development blockBemetra - Census village code441987 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balsamund from nearby towns? - Bemetara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Durg (district HQ)91 km by road - Bemetara (nearest town)14 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 Balsamund? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Balsamund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bemetra - ○Degree college10+ km · Bemetra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bemetra - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 23 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 Balsamund known for? The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 83% of the 812 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Balsamund Of every 100 households in Balsamund in 2011, 90 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balsamund · ■ Bemetara rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **82% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****34%** **41% Television ****33%** **29% Mobile phone ****28%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **31% 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 Balsamund? ■ Balsamund · ■ Bemetara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143** **974 Working population ****52.4%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 57.5% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 254 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (6%) · **■** Marginal 239 (29%) 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 Bemetara - Ninwan1,664 people - Khamhariya1,644 people - Bhainsa1,626 people - Moharenga1,610 people - Martara1,551 people - Bera1,538 people - Nawagaon1,529 people - Dhara1,517 people [All 187 villages in Bemetara](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/bemetara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balsamund?491335 - How far is Balsamund from Durg?91 km by road - What is the population of Balsamund?1,591 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balsamund in?Durg district (Bemetara sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Balsamund?70.6% (Census 2011)