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

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Village · Balumath, Latehar 

# Bhang

Bhang is a village in Balumath sub-district of Latehar district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822126**. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 71 households**, the 56th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 351people (2011)
- 71households
- 62.0%literacy
- 822126PIN code

## Bhang PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code822126
- Gram panchayatMasiatu
- Community development blockBalumath
- Census village code367387

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

## How far is Bhang from nearby towns?

- Latehar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Latehar (nearest town)30 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 Bhang?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 14 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 Bhang known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 2% of the 407 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 Bhang

Of every 100 households in Bhang in 2011, 76 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhang · ■ Balumath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**38%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**74%

Use banking services ****77%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bhang?

■ Bhang · ■ Balumath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1545**

**955

Working population ****51.6%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 49.3% for women. 55% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 18 (10%) · **■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 158 (87%)

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

- Gurtur473 people
- Jogiadih455 people
- Chandli450 people
- Balbal433 people
- Tumbagara327 people
- Kolpatia307 people
- Tasatwar297 people
- Bahera281 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhang?822126
- How far is Bhang from Latehar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Bhang?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhang in?Latehar district (Balumath sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhang?62.0% (Census 2011)