# Babu Balia Village, Barkagaon, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkagaon/babu-balia/ Village · Barkagaon, Hazaribagh # Babu Balia Babu Balia is a village in Barkagaon sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825311**. The 2011 Census counted **1,115 people in 209 households**, the 45th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,115people (2011) - 209households - 78.9%literacy - 825311PIN code ## Babu Balia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Babu Balia is 825311.** Babu Balia falls in Barkagaon sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825311 - Gram panchayatMahungaikala - Community development blockBarkagaon - Census village code368845 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Babu Balia from nearby towns? - Barkagaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Hazaribagh (district HQ)40 km by road - Hazaribagh (nearest town)40 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 Babu Balia? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Babu Balia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barkagaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Barkagaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 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 Babu Balia known for? The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include gur. About 3% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Babu Balia Of every 100 households in Babu Balia in 2011, 80 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Babu Balia · ■ Barkagaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **55% Toilet within the home ****0%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%** **37% Use banking services ****44%** **56% Television ****26%** **22% Mobile phone ****56%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Babu Balia? ■ Babu Balia · ■ Barkagaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874** **929 Working population ****43.9%** **38.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 70.1% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 56 (11%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 361 (74%) 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 Barkagaon - Lurunga1,194 people - Sonpura1,144 people - Aswa1,142 people - Mirzapur1,127 people - Churchu1,057 people - Rautpara1,018 people - Dhenga992 people - Balodar957 people [All 83 villages in Barkagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkagaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Babu Balia?825311 - How far is Babu Balia from Hazaribagh?40 km by road - What is the population of Babu Balia?1,115 (Census 2011) - Which district is Babu Balia in?Hazaribagh district (Barkagaon sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Babu Balia?78.9% (Census 2011)