# Balamda Village, Erki, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Balamda

Balamda is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **208 people in 46 households**, the 103rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 208people (2011)
- 46households
- 45.1%literacy
- 1,261females per 1,000 males

## Balamda PIN code and other codes

Balamda falls in Erki sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSindri
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375404

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

## How far is Balamda from nearby towns?

- Erki (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bundu (district HQ)22 km by road
- Bundu (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 Balamda?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Balamda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Piskahatu
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bundu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bundu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Balamda known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 95% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Balamda

Of every 100 households in Balamda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balamda · ■ Erki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****4%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balamda?

■ Balamda · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.1%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1261**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**942

Working population ****36.5%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.1% for men and 40.2% for women. 51% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 37 (49%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 38 (50%)

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 Erki

- Rokab231 people
- Gontura230 people
- Ichahatu225 people
- Kasmar209 people
- Romba207 people
- Baruhatu203 people
- Dhoba202 people
- Pandudih202 people

[All 128 villages in Erki](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/erki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balamda from Bundu?22 km by road
- What is the population of Balamda?208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balamda in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balamda?45.1% (Census 2011)