# Balodgahan Village, Gurur, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurur, Durg 

# Balodgahan

Balodgahan is a village in Gurur sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491227**. The 2011 Census counted **1,538 people in 368 households**, the 38th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,538people (2011)
- 368households
- 81.0%literacy
- 491227PIN code

## Balodgahan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balodgahan is 491227.** Balodgahan falls in Gurur sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491227
- Gram panchayatBalodgahan
- Community development blockGurur
- Census village code443426

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

## How far is Balodgahan from nearby towns?

- Gurur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)89 km by road
- Dhamtari (nearest town)10 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 Balodgahan?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Balodgahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Miritola
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhamtari
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhamtari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Balodgahan known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tivra and gram**. About 70% of the 340 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Balodgahan

Of every 100 households in Balodgahan in 2011, 87 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balodgahan · ■ Gurur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**74%

Tap water ****93%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**97%

Use banking services ****69%**

**65%

Television ****45%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**16%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Balodgahan?

■ Balodgahan · ■ Gurur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**960

Working population ****52.0%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 71.0% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 96 (12%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 157 (20%) · **■** Marginal 502 (63%)

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 Gurur

- Kharra1,623 people
- Naragaon1,584 people
- Dadhari1,582 people
- Tengna1,540 people
- Ramtara1,477 people
- Bortara1,420 people
- Darra1,415 people
- Jewartala1,400 people

[All 121 villages in Gurur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/gurur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balodgahan?491227
- How far is Balodgahan from Durg?89 km by road
- What is the population of Balodgahan?1,538 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balodgahan in?Durg district (Gurur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Balodgahan?81.0% (Census 2011)