# Balva Village, Jamjodhpur, Jamnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/jamnagar/jamjodhpur/balva/ Village · Jamjodhpur, Jamnagar # Balva Balva is a village in Jamjodhpur sub-district of Jamnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **360530**. The 2011 Census counted **2,104 people in 483 households**, the 17th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%. - 2,104people (2011) - 483households - 74.0%literacy - 360530PIN code ## Balva PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balva is 360530.** Balva falls in Jamjodhpur sub-district, Jamnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code360530 - Gram panchayatBalva - Community development blockJamjodhpur - Census village code514143 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? - Jamjodhapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Jamnagar (district HQ)82 km by road - Jamjodhpur (nearest town)8 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? 18 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jamjodhapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jamjodhapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jamjodhapur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 **castor, groundnut and cotton**. About 58% of the 1,781 hectares of village land is sown, and 392 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, 94 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Balva · ■ Jamjodhpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **90% Toilet within the home ****60%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **64% Tap water ****86%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **78% Use banking services ****57%** **62% Television ****68%** **52% Mobile phone ****80%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****42%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **16% Own their home ****84%** **90% 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 · ■ Jamjodhpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **70.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **931 Working population ****44.7%** **48.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 66.1% for women. 65% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 275 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (39%) · **■** Other work 264 (28%) · **■** Marginal 33 (4%) 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 Jamjodhpur - Patan2,651 people - Dhrafa2,618 people - Mota Vadiya2,482 people - Valasan2,423 people - Amrapar2,100 people - Narmana1,999 people - Vanana1,982 people - Ishvariya1,974 people [All 69 villages in Jamjodhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/jamnagar/jamjodhpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balva?360530 - How far is Balva from Jamnagar?82 km by road - What is the population of Balva?2,104 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balva in?Jamnagar district (Jamjodhpur sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Balva?74.0% (Census 2011)