# Balouda Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/balouda/ Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund # Balouda Balouda is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **2,569 people in 644 households**, the 3rd largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,569people (2011) - 644households - 75.7%literacy - 493558PIN code ## Balouda PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balouda is 493558.** Balouda falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493558 - Gram panchayatBalouda - Community development blockSaraipali - Census village code445969 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balouda from nearby towns? - Saraipali (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)120 km by road - Saraipali (nearest town)18 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 Balouda? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Balouda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Saraipali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Balouda known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peanut**. About 69% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Balouda Of every 100 households in Balouda in 2011, 84 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Balouda · ■ Saraipali rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **82% Toilet within the home ****17%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****58%** **63% Television ****30%** **20% Mobile phone ****24%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **22% Own their home ****94%** **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 Balouda? ■ Balouda · ■ Saraipali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006** **953 Working population ****40.2%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 65.8% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 664 (64%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 147 (14%) · **■** Marginal 66 (6%) 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 - Toshgaon2,854 people - Bondanawa Pali2,691 people - Mohda2,206 people - Balsi2,082 people - Toresingha2,060 people - Kutela2,059 people [All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balouda?493558 - How far is Balouda from Mahasamund?120 km by road - What is the population of Balouda?2,569 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balouda in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Balouda?75.7% (Census 2011)