# Ho Balkand Village, Hat Gamharia – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/hat-gamharia/ho-balkand/ Village · Hat Gamharia, Pashchimi Singhbhum # Ho Balkand Ho Balkand is a village in Hat Gamharia sub-district of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,218 people in 217 households**, the 24th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 1,218people (2011) - 217households - 51.5%literacy - 833214PIN code ## Ho Balkand PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ho Balkand is 833214.** Ho Balkand falls in Hat Gamharia sub-district, Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code833214 - Gram panchayatDiku Balkand - Community development blockHat Gamharia - Census village code378029 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ho Balkand from nearby towns? - Jagarnathpur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Chaibasa (district HQ)47 km by road - Chaibasa (nearest town)47 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 Ho Balkand? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ho Balkand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Degree college10+ km · Chaibasa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Ho Balkand known for? The main crops are **rice, sabji and dalhan**. About 64% of the 461 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 Ho Balkand Of every 100 households in Ho Balkand in 2011, 40 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ho Balkand · ■ Hat Gamharia rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **30% Toilet within the home ****0%** **3% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **97% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **3% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****21%** **26% Television ****0%** **4% Mobile phone ****2%** **13% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****71%** **45% 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 Ho Balkand? ■ Ho Balkand · ■ Hat Gamharia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781** **1020 Working population ****65.8%** **48.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.1% for men and 39.5% for women. 62% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 153 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (5%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 600 (75%) 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 Hat Gamharia - Dumuria1,478 people - Sarariya1,429 people - Kalaia1,334 people - Saliburu1,254 people - Iligara1,100 people - Tirilpi1,001 people - Bara Mirgilindi989 people - Sial Jora950 people [All 54 villages in Hat Gamharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/pashchimi-singhbhum/hat-gamharia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ho Balkand?833214 - How far is Ho Balkand from Chaibasa?47 km by road - What is the population of Ho Balkand?1,218 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ho Balkand in?Pashchimi Singhbhum district (Hat Gamharia sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Ho Balkand?51.5% (Census 2011)