# Balsota Village, Khadganva, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Khadganva, Koriya 

# Balsota

Balsota is a village in Khadganva sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496336**. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 55 households**, the 87th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 207people (2011)
- 55households
- 59.3%literacy
- 496336PIN code

## Balsota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balsota is 496336.** Balsota falls in Khadganva sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496336
- Gram panchayatMero
- Community development blockKhadgawan
- Census village code431763

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

## How far is Balsota from nearby towns?

- Khadganva (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Chirmiri (nearest town)15 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 Balsota?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balsota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chirmiri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chirmiri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chirmiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Balsota known for?

About 52% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Balsota

Of every 100 households in Balsota in 2011, 28 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balsota · ■ Khadganva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**23%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****41%**

**69%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**44%

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 Balsota?

■ Balsota · ■ Khadganva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1353**

**1017

Working population ****53.1%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 53.7% for women. 56% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 54 (49%)

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 Khadganva

- Sarastal327 people
- Parsamuda309 people
- Chopan296 people
- Bhandar Dei230 people
- Mahadeopali185 people
- Ganpatpur158 people
- Singhpur155 people
- Baherabandh88 people

[All 92 villages in Khadganva](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/khadganva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balsota?496336
- How far is Balsota from Baikunthpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Balsota?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balsota in?Koriya district (Khadganva sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Balsota?59.3% (Census 2011)