# Balsi Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/balsi/ Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund # Balsi Balsi is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **2,082 people in 497 households**, the 5th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 2,082people (2011) - 497households - 70.8%literacy - 493558PIN code ## Balsi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balsi is 493558.** Balsi falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493558 - Gram panchayatBalsi - Community development blockSaraipali - Census village code445897 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balsi from nearby towns? - Saraipali (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)114 km by road - Saraipali (nearest town)4 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 Balsi? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Balsi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Saraipali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Balsi known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 68% of the 588 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Balsi Of every 100 households in Balsi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balsi · ■ Saraipali rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **82% Toilet within the home ****8%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****68%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****22%** **63% Television ****26%** **20% Mobile phone ****35%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **22% Own their home ****97%** **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 Balsi? ■ Balsi · ■ Saraipali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080** **953 Working population ****40.6%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 61.1% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 135 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (44%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (11%) · **■** Marginal 235 (28%) 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 - Balouda2,569 people - Mohda2,206 people - Toresingha2,060 people - Kutela2,059 people - Jognipali1,933 people - Chakarda1,909 people [All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balsi?493558 - How far is Balsi from Mahasamund?114 km by road - What is the population of Balsi?2,082 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balsi in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Balsi?70.8% (Census 2011)