# Balanda Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Balanda

Balanda is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491993**. The 2011 Census counted **401 people in 102 households**, the 177th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 401people (2011)
- 102households
- 81.2%literacy
- 491993PIN code

## Balanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balanda is 491993.** Balanda falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491993
- Gram panchayatBandalimal
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code446049

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

## How far is Balanda from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)145 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)34 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 Balanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paiken
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)19 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 Balanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and bean**. About 54% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Balanda

Of every 100 households in Balanda in 2011, 93 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balanda · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**63%

Television ****37%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Balanda?

■ Balanda · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**953

Working population ****30.2%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 70.2% for women. 58% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 34 (28%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 76 (63%)

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 Saraipali

- Kokdi408 people
- Singharpur405 people
- Bagduwari403 people
- Dongijharan402 people
- Jogidadar397 people
- Samdaraha383 people
- Palsabhadi379 people
- Palidih378 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balanda?491993
- How far is Balanda from Mahasamund?145 km by road
- What is the population of Balanda?401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balanda in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Balanda?81.2% (Census 2011)