# Balva Village, Kalol, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/kalol/balva/ Village · Kalol, Gandhinagar # Balva Balva is a village in Kalol sub-district of Gandhinagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **382721**. The 2011 Census counted **6,504 people in 1,330 households**, the 6th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%. - 6,504people (2011) - 1,330households - 80.9%literacy - 382721PIN code ## Balva PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balva is 382721.** Balva falls in Kalol sub-district, Gandhinagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code382721 - Gram panchayatBalva - Community development blockKalol - Census village code511129 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balva from nearby towns? - Kalol (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Gandhinagar (district HQ)14 km by road - Mansa (nearest town)14 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 Balva? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Balva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Gandhinagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gandhinagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Balva known for? The main crops are **cotton, castor and mustard**. About 86% of the 1,305 hectares of village land is sown, and 950 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 Balva Of every 100 households in Balva in 2011, 87 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Balva · ■ Kalol rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **89% Toilet within the home ****68%** **46% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **52% Tap water ****78%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **78% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **64% Use banking services ****76%** **54% Television ****60%** **56% Mobile phone ****71%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****17%** **19% Own their home ****85%** **84% 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 Balva? ■ Balva · ■ Kalol rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **81.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764** **851 Working population ****50.0%** **39.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 72.7% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 843 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,026 (32%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 714 (22%) · **■** Marginal 637 (20%) 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 Kalol - Nardipur7,757 people - Santej7,493 people - Vadsar7,406 people - Soja7,377 people - Sherisa6,167 people - Bhoyan Moti6,001 people - Limbodara5,922 people - Paliyad5,442 people [All 64 villages in Kalol](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/kalol/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balva?382721 - How far is Balva from Gandhinagar?14 km by road - What is the population of Balva?6,504 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balva in?Gandhinagar district (Kalol sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Balva?80.9% (Census 2011)