# Ballam Village, Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ghatshila, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Ballam

Ballam is a village in Ghatshila sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832303**. The 2011 Census counted **423 people in 108 households**, the 83rd largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 423people (2011)
- 108households
- 66.0%literacy
- 832303PIN code

## Ballam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ballam is 832303.** Ballam falls in Ghatshila sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832303
- Gram panchayatKara Duba
- Community development blockGhatshila
- Census village code363505

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

## How far is Ballam from nearby towns?

- Ghatshila (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)65 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 Ballam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ballam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Ballam known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 73% of the 171 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 Ballam

Of every 100 households in Ballam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ballam · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**77%

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

**27%

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

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****97%**

**56%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Ballam?

■ Ballam · ■ Ghatshila rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**983

Working population ****31.9%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 53.6% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (15%) · **■** Marginal 114 (84%)

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 Ghatshila

- Dhamakbera448 people
- Pithati433 people
- Baliam428 people
- Gohandi425 people
- Thakurbari423 people
- Upardigha423 people
- Baitalpur419 people
- Kashiya414 people

[All 157 villages in Ghatshila](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/ghatshila/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ballam?832303
- How far is Ballam from Jamshedpur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Ballam?423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ballam in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Ghatshila sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ballam?66.0% (Census 2011)