# Balangi Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/balangi/ Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja # Balangi Balangi is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **3,198 people in 740 households**, the 4th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%. - 3,198people (2011) - 740households - 63.7%literacy - 497225PIN code ## Balangi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balangi is 497225.** Balangi falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497225 - Gram panchayatBalangi - Community development blockWadrafnagar - Census village code432075 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balangi from nearby towns? - Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)145 km by road - Wadrafnagar (nearest town)50 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 Balangi? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Balangi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Balangi known for? About 55% of the 698 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Balangi Of every 100 households in Balangi in 2011, 9 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balangi · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **26% Toilet within the home ****7%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **100% Use banking services ****38%** **59% Television ****9%** **5% Mobile phone ****27%** **16% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **50% Own their home ****96%** **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 Balangi? ■ Balangi · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%** **58.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839** **952 Working population ****40.6%** **49.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 53.5% for women. 50% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (8%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 297 (23%) · **■** Marginal 839 (65%) 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 Wadrafnagar - Pandari5,342 people - Basantpur3,890 people - Girwani3,224 people - Sarna3,016 people - Kotrahi2,905 people - Raghunathnagar2,882 people - Shardapur2,855 people [All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balangi?497225 - How far is Balangi from Ambikapur?145 km by road - What is the population of Balangi?3,198 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balangi in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Balangi?63.7% (Census 2011)