# Balankel Village, Rania, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Rania, Khunti 

# Balankel

Balankel is a village in Rania sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,301 people in 274 households**, the 6th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%.

- 1,301people (2011)
- 274households
- 65.5%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Balankel PIN code and other codes

Balankel falls in Rania sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatJaipur
- Community development blockRania
- Census village code374992

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

## How far is Balankel from nearby towns?

- Rania (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Khunti (district HQ)48 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)48 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 Balankel?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balankel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Belsiagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Balankel known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 47% of the 594 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balankel

Of every 100 households in Balankel in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balankel · ■ Rania rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****94%**

**73%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Balankel?

■ Balankel · ■ Rania rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**65.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**975

Working population ****63.0%**

**58.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.2% for men and 52.4% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 166 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (6%) · **■** Other work 43 (5%) · **■** Marginal 558 (68%)

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 Rania

- Tomba2,077 people
- Khatkhura1,558 people
- Dahu1,469 people
- Belkidura1,414 people
- Jaipur1,123 people
- Banai1,051 people
- Kainbanki1,003 people
- Khatanga989 people

[All 67 villages in Rania](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/rania/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balankel from Khunti?48 km by road
- What is the population of Balankel?1,301 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balankel in?Khunti district (Rania sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balankel?65.5% (Census 2011)