# Balchondhi Village, Kaprada, Valsad (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Kaprada, Valsad 

# Balchondhi

Balchondhi is a village in Kaprada sub-district of Valsad district, Gujarat, PIN code **396126**. The 2011 Census counted **2,219 people in 461 households**, the 50th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 2,219people (2011)
- 461households
- 79.4%literacy
- 396126PIN code

## Balchondhi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balchondhi is 396126.** Balchondhi falls in Kaprada sub-district, Valsad district, Gujarat.

- PIN code396126
- Gram panchayatBalchondhi
- Community development blockKaprada
- Census village code523521

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

## How far is Balchondhi from nearby towns?

- Kaprada (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Valsad (district HQ)47 km by road
- Vapi (nearest town)15 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 Balchondhi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Balchondhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nana Pondha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vapi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kaprada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Balchondhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, nagli and pigeon pea**. About 93% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Balchondhi

Of every 100 households in Balchondhi in 2011, 83 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balchondhi · ■ Kaprada rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**86%

Tap water ****7%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**97%

Use banking services ****47%**

**37%

Television ****29%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**53%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Balchondhi?

■ Balchondhi · ■ Kaprada rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1202**

**962

Working population ****49.6%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 70.5% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 374 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 211 (19%) · **■** Marginal 131 (12%)

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 Kaprada

- Dahikhed2,256 people
- Barpuda2,239 people
- Burvad2,239 people
- Dabkhal2,230 people
- Niloshi2,135 people
- Khuntli2,074 people
- Matuniya2,070 people
- Pendhardevi1,974 people

[All 128 villages in Kaprada](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/valsad/kaprada/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balchondhi?396126
- How far is Balchondhi from Valsad?47 km by road
- What is the population of Balchondhi?2,219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balchondhi in?Valsad district (Kaprada sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Balchondhi?79.4% (Census 2011)