# Balwada Village, Chikhli, Navsari (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/navsari/chikhli/balwada/ Village · Chikhli, Navsari # Balwada Balwada is a village in Chikhli sub-district of Navsari district, Gujarat, PIN code **396521**. The 2011 Census counted **3,060 people in 693 households**, the 40th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.3%. - 3,060people (2011) - 693households - 85.5%literacy - 396521PIN code ## Balwada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balwada is 396521.** Balwada falls in Chikhli sub-district, Navsari district, Gujarat. - PIN code396521 - Gram panchayatBalwada - Community development blockChikhli - Census village code523092 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balwada from nearby towns? - Chikhli (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Navsari (district HQ)35 km by road - Chikhli (nearest town)5 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 Balwada? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Balwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chikhli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chikhli - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Balwada known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and sugarcane**. About 77% of the 698 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Balwada Of every 100 households in Balwada in 2011, 85 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Balwada · ■ Chikhli rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **90% Toilet within the home ****32%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **60% Tap water ****4%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **77% Use banking services ****72%** **48% Television ****42%** **39% Mobile phone ****63%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****12%** **16% 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 Balwada? ■ Balwada · ■ Chikhli rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **81.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **958 Working population ****53.0%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 80.4% for women. 63% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 351 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 531 (33%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 501 (31%) · **■** Marginal 236 (15%) 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 Chikhli - Ranverikhurd3,251 people - Kangvai3,204 people - Toranvera3,106 people - Tejlav3,078 people - Tankal2,901 people - Dholumber2,876 people - Khambhda2,758 people - Kanbhai2,738 people [All 87 villages in Chikhli](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/navsari/chikhli/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balwada?396521 - How far is Balwada from Navsari?35 km by road - What is the population of Balwada?3,060 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balwada in?Navsari district (Chikhli sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Balwada?85.5% (Census 2011)