# Baluwahar Village, Farsabahar, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Farsabahar, Jashpur 

# Baluwahar

Baluwahar is a village in Farsabahar sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495551**. The 2011 Census counted **613 people in 135 households**, the 60th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 613people (2011)
- 135households
- 76.1%literacy
- 495551PIN code

## Baluwahar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baluwahar is 495551.** Baluwahar falls in Farsabahar sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495551
- Gram panchayatAmadiha
- Community development blockPharsabahar
- Census village code434215

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

## How far is Baluwahar from nearby towns?

- Farsabahar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)83 km by road
- Kunkuri (nearest town)30 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 Baluwahar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Baluwahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tapkra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tapkara
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tapkara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Baluwahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pigeon pea and maize**. About 21% of the 791 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Baluwahar

Of every 100 households in Baluwahar in 2011, 57 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baluwahar · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****71%**

**31%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**33%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Baluwahar?

■ Baluwahar · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**992

Working population ****51.2%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 67.9% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (18%) · **■** Household industry 14 (4%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 158 (50%)

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 Farsabahar

- Uparghicha751 people
- Bhejari Dand744 people
- Kulharbuda734 people
- Telain671 people
- Barkaspali606 people
- Pamsala604 people
- Aurijor590 people
- Dandbandhi573 people

[All 99 villages in Farsabahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baluwahar?495551
- How far is Baluwahar from Jashpur Nagar?83 km by road
- What is the population of Baluwahar?613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baluwahar in?Jashpur district (Farsabahar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Baluwahar?76.1% (Census 2011)