Village · Maheshpur, Pakur
# Baliapatra

Baliapatra is a village in Maheshpur sub-district of Pakur district, Jharkhand, PIN code 816117. The 2011 Census counted 473 people in 93 households, the 161st largest of 322 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.3%.
- 473 people (2011)
- 93 households
- 41.1% literacy
- 816117 PIN code

## Baliapatra PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Baliapatra is 816117. Baliapatra falls in Maheshpur sub-district, Pakur district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 816117
- Gram panchayat Arjundaha
- Community development block Maheshpur
- Census village code 360815

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Baliapatra from nearby towns?
- Maheshpur (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road
- Pakur (district HQ) 54 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town) 54 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Baliapatra?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Baliapatra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Baliapatra
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Maheshpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pakur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pakur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Baliapatra known for?

The main crops are rice. About 22% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Baliapatra

Of every 100 households in Baliapatra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Baliapatra · ■ Maheshpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 8%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 91%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 5%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 86%
- Use banking services 5% 22%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 82% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 0%
- None of these assets 0% 28%
- Own their home 94% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Baliapatra?

■ Baliapatra · ■ Maheshpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 41.1% 52.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1013 989
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 861 987
- Working population 59.6% 42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.7% for men and 33.8% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 29 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (4%) · ■ Other work 113 (40%) · ■ Marginal 130 (46%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Maheshpur
- Amlagachhi 479 people
- Benadanti 479 people
- Patharghata 478 people
- Siramgaria 474 people
- Pathardaha 473 people
- Gara Mara 462 people
- Paharpur 462 people
- Rajapur 462 people

All 345 villages in Maheshpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Baliapatra? 816117
- How far is Baliapatra from Pakur? 54 km by road
- What is the population of Baliapatra? 473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baliapatra in? Pakur district (Maheshpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Baliapatra? 41.1% (Census 2011)

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