Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Balligarh Balligarh is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497339. The 2011 Census counted 248 people in 46 households, the 213th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 248 people (2011) - 46 households - 47.8% literacy - 497339 PIN code ## Balligarh PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Balligarh is 497339. Balligarh falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497339 - Gram panchayat Belgal - Community development block Koyalibeda - Census village code 448328 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Balligarh from nearby towns? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Kanker (district HQ) 143 km by road - Pakhanjur (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Balligarh? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Balligarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bande - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhanupratappur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balligarh known for? About 14% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Balligarh Of every 100 households in Balligarh in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balligarh · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Electricity for lighting 22% 58% - Toilet within the home 0% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 78% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 0% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 20% 42% - Television 0% 24% - Mobile phone 0% 14% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 12% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 20% 17% - Own their home 100% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Balligarh? ■ Balligarh · ■ Pakhanjur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 47.8% 66.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 947 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 792 981 - Working population 24.6% 45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.7% for men and 37.6% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 59 (97%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (2%) · ■ Marginal 1 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pakhanjur - Pakurkal 264 people - Enahura 255 people - Orchha 255 people - Penkodo 251 people - Ujala 247 people - Chetanyapur 246 people - Palnadi 246 people - Jabelee 245 people All 301 villages in Pakhanjur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balligarh? 497339 - How far is Balligarh from Kanker? 143 km by road - What is the population of Balligarh? 248 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balligarh in? Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Balligarh? 47.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/balligarh/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.