# Balak Village, Bagodar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Bagodar, Giridih 

# Balak

Balak is a village in Bagodar sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825322**. The 2011 Census counted **2,652 people in 428 households**, the 16th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%.

- 2,652people (2011)
- 428households
- 66.0%literacy
- 825322PIN code

## Balak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balak is 825322.** Balak falls in Bagodar sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825322
- Gram panchayatAlagdiha
- Community development blockBagodar
- Census village code352484

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

## How far is Balak from nearby towns?

- Bagodar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)60 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)60 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 Balak?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Balak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagodar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagodar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 11 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 Balak known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include earthen pot. About 19% of the 640 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 Balak

Of every 100 households in Balak in 2011, 89 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balak · ■ Bagodar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**17%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**74%

Use banking services ****73%**

**73%

Television ****23%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**79%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**12%

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 Balak?

■ Balak · ■ Bagodar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**64.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**925

Working population ****40.0%**

**42.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 55.2% for women. 46% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 404 (38%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 174 (16%) · **■** Marginal 402 (38%)

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 Bagodar

- Kudar3,737 people
- Bangargi Alias Alakdiha3,479 people
- Dondlo3,315 people
- Pokharia3,123 people
- Ghaghra2,650 people
- Dama2,494 people
- Deoradih2,490 people
- Biharo2,411 people

[All 70 villages in Bagodar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bagodar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balak?825322
- How far is Balak from Giridih?60 km by road
- What is the population of Balak?2,652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balak in?Giridih district (Bagodar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balak?66.0% (Census 2011)