# Balwa Village, Sarath, Deoghar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarath, Deoghar 

# Balwa

Balwa is a village in Sarath sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815353**. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 49 households**, the 223rd largest of 349 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 241people (2011)
- 49households
- 52.8%literacy
- 815353PIN code

## Balwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balwa is 815353.** Balwa falls in Sarath sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815353
- Gram panchayatAluara
- Community development blockSarath
- Census village code355008

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

## How far is Balwa from nearby towns?

- Sarath (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Deoghar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Madhupur (nearest town)20 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 Balwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bamangama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhupur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Balwa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 24% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balwa

Of every 100 households in Balwa in 2011, 59 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balwa · ■ Sarath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****92%**

**44%

Television ****31%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**17%

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 Balwa?

■ Balwa · ■ Sarath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**960

Working population ****38.2%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 38.0% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (24%) · **■** Marginal 20 (22%)

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 Sarath

- Tangidih253 people
- Nawadih Hajari246 people
- Dhanpalasi245 people
- Tetariya242 people
- Chhatakurum236 people
- Phuldobha236 people
- Koraiya231 people
- Naiyadih229 people

[All 390 villages in Sarath](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sarath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balwa?815353
- How far is Balwa from Deoghar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Balwa?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwa in?Deoghar district (Sarath sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balwa?52.8% (Census 2011)