# Balpur Village, Bilaigarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bilaigarh/balpur/ Village · Bilaigarh, Raipur # Balpur Balpur is a village in Bilaigarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493559**. The 2011 Census counted **2,929 people in 687 households**, the 6th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 2,929people (2011) - 687households - 61.8%literacy - 493559PIN code ## Balpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balpur is 493559.** Balpur falls in Bilaigarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493559 - Gram panchayatBalpur - Community development blockBilaigarh - Census village code444356 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balpur from nearby towns? - Bilaigarh (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Raipur (district HQ)206 km by road - Bhatgaon (nearest town)21 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 Balpur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Balpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pendrawan - ○Degree college10+ km · Bhatgaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sarangarh - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 21 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 Balpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 85% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Balpur Of every 100 households in Balpur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balpur · ■ Bilaigarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **78% Toilet within the home ****8%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****31%** **17% Television ****27%** **22% Mobile phone ****21%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****24%** **32% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Balpur? ■ Balpur · ■ Bilaigarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **969 Working population ****43.1%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 51.8% for women. 49% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 446 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (19%) · **■** Other work 47 (4%) · **■** Marginal 526 (42%) 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 Bilaigarh - Pawani5,552 people - Tundri3,587 people - Saliha3,138 people - Jhumka2,943 people - Purgaon2,864 people - Raikona2,765 people - Senduras2,663 people - Pendrawan2,552 people [All 222 villages in Bilaigarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/raipur/bilaigarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balpur?493559 - How far is Balpur from Raipur?206 km by road - What is the population of Balpur?2,929 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balpur in?Raipur district (Bilaigarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Balpur?61.8% (Census 2011)