Village · Dabhra, Janjgir - Champa # Balpur Balpur is a village in Dabhra sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495692. The 2011 Census counted 1,775 people in 513 households, the 23rd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,775 people (2011) - 513 households - 61.3% literacy - 495692 PIN code ## Balpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Balpur is 495692. Balpur falls in Dabhra sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495692 - Gram panchayat Balpur - Community development block Dabhra - Census village code 437211 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Balpur from nearby towns? - Dabhra (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 118 km by road - Chandrapur (nearest town) 9 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Balpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Balpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chandrapur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dabhra - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dabhra - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balpur known for? The main crops are paddy and pea nut. About 42% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Balpur Of every 100 households in Balpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balpur · ■ Dabhra rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 90% - Toilet within the home 3% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 97% 88% - Tap water 0% 12% - Drinking water within premises 1% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 54% 45% - Television 28% 24% - Mobile phone 8% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 21% 29% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Balpur? ■ Balpur · ■ Dabhra rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.3% 70.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 1001 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 720 946 - Working population 54.0% 50.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 49.2% for women. 59% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 158 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 222 (23%) · ■ Household industry 54 (6%) · ■ Other work 94 (10%) · ■ Marginal 430 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dabhra - Reda 1,900 people - Katekoni Chhote 1,852 people - Kataud 1,847 people - Jawali 1,822 people - Rambhatha 1,642 people - Badadarha 1,634 people - Kharkena 1,615 people - Saradih 1,594 people All 124 villages in Dabhra ## Other places named Balpur - Balpur · Village, Balrampur, Balrampur · 3,796 people - Balpur · Village, Bilaigarh, Raipur · 2,929 people - Balpur · Village, Vyara, Tapi · 2,830 people - Balpur · Village, Tarabganj, Gonda · 2,434 people - Balpur · Village, Champa, Janjgir - Champa · 1,843 people - Balpur · Village, Baheri, Bareilly · 1,597 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balpur? 495692 - How far is Balpur from Janjgir? 118 km by road - What is the population of Balpur? 1,775 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balpur in? Janjgir - Champa district (Dabhra sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Balpur? 61.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/dabhra/balpur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.