# Balwa Village, Jarmundi, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jarmundi, Dumka 

# Balwa

Balwa is a village in Jarmundi sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814120**. The 2011 Census counted **314 people in 64 households**, the 206th largest of 470 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 314people (2011)
- 64households
- 38.9%literacy
- 814120PIN code

## Balwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balwa is 814120.** Balwa falls in Jarmundi sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814120
- Gram panchayatBarmasia
- Community development blockJarmundi
- Census village code369796

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?

- Jarmundi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)41 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)41 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?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khijuria
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jarmundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 canal / river

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**. Products made here include treacle and basket. About 47% of the 44 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 Balwa

Of every 100 households in Balwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balwa · ■ Jarmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****44%**

**49%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**27%

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 · ■ Jarmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1181**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1261**

**950

Working population ****52.2%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.6% for men and 29.8% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 136 (83%)

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 Jarmundi

- Sitikbana320 people
- Amba317 people
- Duba316 people
- Baje314 people
- Tilwamarni313 people
- Parighadih312 people
- Jaruadih311 people
- Samlapur310 people

[All 512 villages in Jarmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jarmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balwa?814120
- How far is Balwa from Dumka?41 km by road
- What is the population of Balwa?314 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwa in?Dumka district (Jarmundi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balwa?38.9% (Census 2011)