# Balamdih Village, Jama, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jama, Dumka 

# Balamdih

Balamdih is a village in Jama sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814158**. The 2011 Census counted **180 people in 35 households**, the 265th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 180people (2011)
- 35households
- 61.7%literacy
- 814158PIN code

## Balamdih PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balamdih is 814158.** Balamdih falls in Jama sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814158
- Gram panchayatDhodali
- Community development blockJama
- Census village code371602

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

## How far is Balamdih from nearby towns?

- Jama (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)26 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)26 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 Balamdih?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balamdih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nakti
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Haripur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Balamdih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 91% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Balamdih

Of every 100 households in Balamdih in 2011, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balamdih · ■ Jama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**45%

Television ****15%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balamdih?

■ Balamdih · ■ Jama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**981

Working population ****41.7%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 44.8% for women. 63% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (7%) · **■** Marginal 70 (93%)

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 Jama

- Ahladdumria183 people
- Gadi Jirulia183 people
- Pipra182 people
- Sakrigali181 people
- Tarra175 people
- Bajradih173 people
- Chachne167 people
- Kori Katania164 people

[All 320 villages in Jama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balamdih?814158
- How far is Balamdih from Dumka?26 km by road
- What is the population of Balamdih?180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balamdih in?Dumka district (Jama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balamdih?61.7% (Census 2011)