# Balchaman Village, Sunderbani, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/sunderbani/balchaman/ Village · Sunderbani, Rajouri # Balchaman Balchaman is a village in Sunderbani sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185152**. The 2011 Census counted **1,757 people in 409 households**, the 9th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,757people (2011) - 409households - 73.5%literacy - 185152PIN code ## Balchaman PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balchaman is 185152.** Balchaman falls in Sunderbani sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185152 - Gram panchayatBalchaman - Community development blockSunderbani - Census village code001634 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balchaman from nearby towns? - Sunderbani (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)70 km by road - Sunderbani (nearest town)12 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 Balchaman? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Balchaman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sunderbani - ○Degree college10+ km · Sunderbani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Balchaman known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include oil seeds. About 36% of the 519 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Balchaman Of every 100 households in Balchaman in 2011, 89 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Balchaman · ■ Sunderbani rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **91% Toilet within the home ****18%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **88% Tap water ****49%** **21% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **82% Use banking services ****69%** **84% Television ****53%** **49% Mobile phone ****51%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **3% None of these assets ****16%** **20% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Balchaman? ■ Balchaman · ■ Sunderbani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830** **827 Working population ****29.7%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 65.5% for women. 36% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (18%) · **■** Marginal 419 (80%) 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 Sunderbani - Chehni3,278 people - Patrat2,747 people - Thanda Pani2,511 people - Bakhar2,170 people - Devak1,683 people - Marchola1,394 people - Kaldubi1,320 people - Changi Kangrial1,266 people [All 43 villages in Sunderbani](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/sunderbani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balchaman?185152 - How far is Balchaman from Rajouri?70 km by road - What is the population of Balchaman?1,757 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balchaman in?Rajouri district (Sunderbani sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Balchaman?73.5% (Census 2011)