# Balalkuva Village, Umarpada, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Umarpada, Surat 

# Balalkuva

Balalkuva is a village in Umarpada sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394445**. The 2011 Census counted **1,880 people in 391 households**, the 14th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 1,880people (2011)
- 391households
- 61.4%literacy
- 394445PIN code

## Balalkuva PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balalkuva is 394445.** Balalkuva falls in Umarpada sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394445
- Gram panchayatAmli Dabda
- Community development blockUmarpada
- Census village code523920

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balalkuva from nearby towns?

- Umarpada (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)77 km by road
- Mandvi (nearest town)27 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 Balalkuva?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Balalkuva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Umarpada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandvi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umarpada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Balalkuva known for?

The main crops are **sorghum, pigeon pea and paddy**. About 55% of the 722 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Balalkuva

Of every 100 households in Balalkuva in 2011, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balalkuva · ■ Umarpada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**72%

Tap water ****6%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**47%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****78%**

**56%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balalkuva?

■ Balalkuva · ■ Umarpada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**970

Working population ****57.2%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 54.2% for women. 56% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 682 (63%) · **■** Other work 26 (2%) · **■** Marginal 359 (33%)

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 Umarpada

- Umarpada2,300 people
- Satvan1,951 people
- Umargot1,894 people
- Dongripada1,886 people
- Chavda1,645 people
- Kevdi1,583 people
- Umarjhar1,542 people
- Amli Dabda1,529 people

[All 63 villages in Umarpada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/umarpada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balalkuva?394445
- How far is Balalkuva from Surat?77 km by road
- What is the population of Balalkuva?1,880 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balalkuva in?Surat district (Umarpada sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Balalkuva?61.4% (Census 2011)