# Balha Village, Pipra, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Pipra, Palamu 

# Balha

Balha is a village in Pipra sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **824119**. The 2011 Census counted **504 people in 106 households**, the 26th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 504people (2011)
- 106households
- 55.3%literacy
- 824119PIN code

## Balha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balha is 824119.** Balha falls in Pipra sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code824119
- Gram panchayatPipra
- Community development blockPipra
- Census village code365399

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

## How far is Balha from nearby towns?

- Pipra (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Medninagar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)70 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 Balha?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hariharganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Balha known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include gur. About 13% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Balha

Of every 100 households in Balha in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balha · ■ Pipra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**43%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**52%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**37%

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 Balha?

■ Balha · ■ Pipra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**946

Working population ****23.6%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 43.8% for women. 45% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 114 (96%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (3%)

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 Pipra

- Tendudih617 people
- Tarwan Kalan607 people
- Jitpur561 people
- Pithoura532 people
- Bishrampur501 people
- Khajuria500 people
- Polda Alias Majhauli495 people
- Barwadih471 people

[All 83 villages in Pipra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/pipra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balha?824119
- How far is Balha from Medninagar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Balha?504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balha in?Palamu district (Pipra sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balha?55.3% (Census 2011)