# Balajhar Village, Pathalgaon, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/balajhar/ Village · Pathalgaon, Jashpur # Balajhar Balajhar is a village in Pathalgaon sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496118**. The 2011 Census counted **2,620 people in 584 households**, the 12th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%. - 2,620people (2011) - 584households - 51.9%literacy - 496118PIN code ## Balajhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balajhar is 496118.** Balajhar falls in Pathalgaon sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code496118 - Gram panchayatBalajhar - Community development blockPathalgaon - Census village code434240 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balajhar from nearby towns? - Pathalgaon (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)134 km by road - Pathalgaon (nearest town)24 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 Balajhar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Balajhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tamta - ○Degree college10+ km · Pathalgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pathalgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ 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)12 h summer · 12 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 Balajhar known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pigeon pea**. About 42% of the 1,513 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Balajhar Of every 100 households in Balajhar in 2011, 23 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balajhar · ■ Pathalgaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **51% Toilet within the home ****3%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **81% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****56%** **35% Television ****5%** **9% Mobile phone ****8%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Balajhar? ■ Balajhar · ■ Pathalgaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%** **61.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089** **971 Working population ****46.6%** **56.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 41.0% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 569 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (38%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (4%) · **■** Marginal 124 (10%) 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 Pathalgaon - Mudapara3,133 people - Pangswa2,801 people - Pakargaon2,761 people - Muda Bahla2,688 people - Chhatasarai2,542 people - Karmitikra2,517 people - Kadro2,488 people - Kudkelkhajari2,486 people [All 107 villages in Pathalgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/pathalgaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balajhar?496118 - How far is Balajhar from Jashpur Nagar?134 km by road - What is the population of Balajhar?2,620 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balajhar in?Jashpur district (Pathalgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Balajhar?51.9% (Census 2011)