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

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Village · Jama, Dumka 

# Balwa

Balwa is a village in Jama sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814101**. The 2011 Census counted **8 people in 1 households**, the 307th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 8people (2011)
- 1households
- 66.7%literacy
- 814101PIN code

## Balwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balwa is 814101.** Balwa falls in Jama sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814101
- Gram panchayatSikria
- Community development blockJama
- Census village code371581

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?

- Jama (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)32 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)32 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?

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

### In the village

- ●TB clinicIn village · 1
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rampur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **rice**. About 17% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Balwa

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

■ Balwa · ■ Jama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****100%**

**45%

Television ****100%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****100%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****100%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Balwa?

■ Balwa · ■ Jama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****600**

**982

Working population ****75.0%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 33.3% for women. 60% of men and 100% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Household industry 3 (50%) · **■** Marginal 3 (50%)

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

- Taratikar54 people
- Dimjuri22 people
- Bichhua19 people
- Beltikri12 people
- Parria6 people
- Kumarmatia5 people
- Beldih4 people
- Hetbahiar3 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balwa?814101
- How far is Balwa from Dumka?32 km by road
- What is the population of Balwa?8 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwa in?Dumka district (Jama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balwa?66.7% (Census 2011)