# Balgo Village, Jamua, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/jamua/balgo/ Village · Jamua, Giridih # Balgo Balgo is a village in Jamua sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815318**. The 2011 Census counted **2,089 people in 298 households**, the 26th largest of 305 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%. - 2,089people (2011) - 298households - 66.1%literacy - 815318PIN code ## Balgo PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balgo is 815318.** Balgo falls in Jamua sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code815318 - Gram panchayatBalgo - Community development blockJamua - Census village code351361 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balgo from nearby towns? - Jamua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Giridih (district HQ)22 km by road - Giridih (nearest town)22 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 Balgo? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Balgo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Charghara - ○Degree college10+ km · Mirzaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giridih - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Balgo known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 454 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Balgo Of every 100 households in Balgo in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balgo · ■ Jamua rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****0%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **72% Use banking services ****67%** **58% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****65%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **14% 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 Balgo? ■ Balgo · ■ Jamua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **64.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **940 Working population ****47.1%** **42.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 46.2% for women. 47% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 138 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 104 (11%) · **■** Marginal 735 (75%) 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 Jamua - Charghara2,319 people - Tara2,160 people - Murkhari2,117 people - Dharampur2,095 people - Gando2,014 people - Patardih2,000 people - Bhandaro1,788 people - Malho1,742 people [All 315 villages in Jamua](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/jamua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balgo?815318 - How far is Balgo from Giridih?22 km by road - What is the population of Balgo?2,089 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balgo in?Giridih district (Jamua sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Balgo?66.1% (Census 2011)