# Balkidih Village, Dhanwar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanwar, Giridih 

# Balkidih

Balkidih is a village in Dhanwar sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825418**. The 2011 Census counted **310 people in 47 households**, the 224th largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 310people (2011)
- 47households
- 54.4%literacy
- 825418PIN code

## Balkidih PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code825418
- Gram panchayatGorhan
- Community development blockDhanwar
- Census village code350985

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

## How far is Balkidih from nearby towns?

- Giridih (nearest town)71 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 Balkidih?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balkidih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pipradih
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajdhanwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajdhanwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 3 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 Balkidih known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 66% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Balkidih

Of every 100 households in Balkidih in 2011, 72 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Balkidih · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**18%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**10%

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

**2%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****81%**

**57%

Television ****17%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**13%

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 Balkidih?

■ Balkidih · ■ Dhanwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**946

Working population ****31.6%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 32.4% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 92 (94%)

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

- Banasingha341 people
- Pipradih333 people
- Khanrhara316 people
- Madhopur315 people
- Jhalbad307 people
- Mahthasar307 people
- Karu Raidih297 people
- Nawadih294 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balkidih?825418
- What is the population of Balkidih?310 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkidih in?Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balkidih?54.4% (Census 2011)