# Balo Village, Murhu, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Murhu, Khunti 

# Balo

Balo is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835216**. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 94 households**, the 55th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 542people (2011)
- 94households
- 57.5%literacy
- 835216PIN code

## Balo PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balo is 835216.** Balo falls in Murhu sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835216
- Gram panchayatGanaloma
- Community development blockMurhu
- Census village code375142

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

## How far is Balo from nearby towns?

- Murhu (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)25 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)21 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 Balo?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) 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 school10+ km · Khunti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Balo known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 82% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Balo

Of every 100 households in Balo in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balo · ■ Murhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Balo?

■ Balo · ■ Murhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**960

Working population ****49.8%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 43.6% for women. 49% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 24 (9%) · **■** Marginal 142 (53%)

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 Murhu

- Biramkel572 people
- Bundu Mamail572 people
- Kumhardih569 people
- Oskeya544 people
- Kotna525 people
- Marungtoli517 people
- Konowa516 people
- Selda509 people

[All 141 villages in Murhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/murhu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balo?835216
- How far is Balo from Khunti?25 km by road
- What is the population of Balo?542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balo in?Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balo?57.5% (Census 2011)