# Balbahara Village, Poundi-Uproda, Korba (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Poundi-Uproda, Korba 

# Balbahara

Balbahara is a village in Poundi-Uproda sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493559**. The 2011 Census counted **394 people in 103 households**, the 170th largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 394people (2011)
- 103households
- 53.6%literacy
- 493559PIN code

## Balbahara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balbahara is 493559.** Balbahara falls in Poundi-Uproda sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493559
- Gram panchayatBaira
- Community development blockPondiupraura
- Census village code435929

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

## How far is Balbahara from nearby towns?

- Poundi-Uproda (sub-district HQ)86 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)104 km by road
- Katghora (nearest town)74 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 Balbahara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balbahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pasan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pendra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 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 Balbahara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 23% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balbahara

Of every 100 households in Balbahara in 2011, 15 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balbahara · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**49%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****50%**

**50%

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 Balbahara?

■ Balbahara · ■ Poundi-Uproda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**987

Working population ****65.7%**

**51.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 47.4% for women. 66% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 151 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (41%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%)

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 Poundi-Uproda

- Achankpur415 people
- Charra410 people
- Baghindand400 people
- Mudmisani399 people
- Muddhowa384 people
- Madanpur363 people
- Panchdhar354 people
- Khotkhurri336 people

[All 212 villages in Poundi-Uproda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/poundi-uproda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balbahara?493559
- How far is Balbahara from Korba?104 km by road
- What is the population of Balbahara?394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balbahara in?Korba district (Poundi-Uproda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Balbahara?53.6% (Census 2011)