# Upar Balalong Village, Erki, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Erki, Khunti 

# Upar Balalong

Upar Balalong is a village in Erki sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,267 people in 286 households**, the 12th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%.

- 1,267people (2011)
- 286households
- 57.4%literacy
- 835225PIN code

## Upar Balalong PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Upar Balalong is 835225.** Upar Balalong falls in Erki sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835225
- Gram panchayatUper Balalong
- Community development blockErki
- Census village code375434

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

## How far is Upar Balalong from nearby towns?

- 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 Upar Balalong?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Upar Balalong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bundu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bundu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Upar Balalong known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 53% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Upar Balalong

Of every 100 households in Upar Balalong in 2011, 24 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Upar Balalong · ■ Erki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**100%

Use banking services ****14%**

**32%

Television ****10%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

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 Upar Balalong?

■ Upar Balalong · ■ Erki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%**

**54.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**942

Working population ****58.5%**

**55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 46.0% for women. 58% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 267 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (35%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (8%) · **■** Marginal 151 (20%)

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

- Kota1,551 people
- Jaranga1,470 people
- Sosokuti1,449 people
- Chuklu1,392 people
- Barigara1,251 people
- Hunt1,242 people
- Kujiamba1,231 people
- Todang1,201 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upar Balalong?835225
- How far is Upar Balalong from Bundu?22 km by road
- What is the population of Upar Balalong?1,267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upar Balalong in?Khunti district (Erki sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Upar Balalong?57.4% (Census 2011)