# Balhara, Dhanwar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Dhanwar, Giridih 

# Balhara

Balhara is a village in [Dhanwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/) sub-district of [Giridih](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/) district, [Jharkhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/), PIN code **825418**. The 2011 Census counted **2,310 people in 302 households**, the 16th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 2,310people (2011)
- 302households
- 59.8%literacy
- 825418PIN code

## Balhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balhara is 825418.** Balhara falls in Dhanwar sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825418
- Gram panchayatBalhara
- Community development blockDhanwar
- Census village code350891

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

## How far is Balhara from nearby towns?

- Dhanwar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)64 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)64 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 Balhara?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Balhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanwar
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Balhara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 18% of the 450 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 Balhara

Of every 100 households in Balhara in 2011, 15 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balhara · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****47%**

**57%

Television ****9%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Balhara?

■ Balhara · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882**

**946

Working population ****47.8%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.9% for men and 39.0% for women. 49% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 458 (41%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (6%) · **■** Marginal 355 (32%)

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 Dhanwar

- Bhalutanr2,806 people
- Mahishmarwa2,777 people
- Dumardiha Alias Mirdha Singh2,687 people
- Parsan2,330 people
- Dharampur2,221 people
- Bammi2,200 people
- Juruadih2,179 people
- Khijarsota2,155 people

[All 297 villages in Dhanwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/villages/)

## Other places named Balhara

- Balhara · Village, Dharmpur, Mandi · 176 people
- Balhara · Village, Lad Bharol, Mandi · 85 people

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balhara?825418
- How far is Balhara from Giridih?64 km by road
- What is the population of Balhara?2,310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balhara in?Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balhara?59.8% (Census 2011)