# Balu Village, Balumath, Latehar (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Balumath, Latehar 

# Balu

Balu is a village in Balumath sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **6,288 people in 1,104 households**, the 2nd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 6,288people (2011)
- 1,104households
- 46.9%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Balu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balu is 822126.** Balu falls in Balumath sub-district, Latehar district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatBalu
- Community development blockBalumath
- Census village code367378

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

## How far is Balu from nearby towns?

- Latehar (district HQ)68 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)68 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 Balu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balumath
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Balu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 7% of the 2,826 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Balu

Of every 100 households in Balu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balu · ■ Balumath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****19%**

**34%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**25%

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 Balu?

■ Balu · ■ Balumath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**955

Working population ****47.6%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 36.6% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,657 (89%)

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 Balumath

- Balumath9,812 people
- Seregara3,680 people
- Ganeshpur3,342 people
- Murpa3,143 people
- Masiatu2,765 people

[All 67 villages in Balumath](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/latehar/balumath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balu?822126
- How far is Balu from Latehar?68 km by road
- What is the population of Balu?6,288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balu in?Latehar district (Balumath sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balu?46.9% (Census 2011)