# Balra Village, Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*, Palamu (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*, Palamu 

# Balra

Balra is a village in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822113**. The 2011 Census counted **813 people in 170 households**, the 33rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 813people (2011)
- 170households
- 49.0%literacy
- 822113PIN code

## Balra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balra is 822113.** Balra falls in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822113
- Gram panchayatTaridih
- Community development blockNawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*
- Census village code365607

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

## How far is Balra from nearby towns?

- Chhatarpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)62 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)15 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 Balra?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jharha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chattarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Balra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 99% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Balra

Of every 100 households in Balra in 2011, 24 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balra · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**1%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**15%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Balra?

■ Balra · ■ Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**986

Working population ****41.7%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 39.5% for women. 43% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 308 (91%)

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 Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*

- Gulabjhari847 people
- Nawadih838 people
- Nawadih836 people
- Mahuari823 people
- Nima750 people
- Rajha750 people
- Nawadih720 people
- Lakrahi717 people

[All 98 villages in Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha*](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/nawadiha-bazar-nawadiha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balra?822113
- How far is Balra from Medininagar?62 km by road
- What is the population of Balra?813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balra in?Palamu district (Nawadiha Bazar/Nawadiha* sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balra?49.0% (Census 2011)