# Balijuri Village, Potka, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/balijuri/ Village · Potka, Purbi Singhbhum # Balijuri Balijuri is a village in Potka sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,077 people in 188 households**, the 51st largest of 283 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.3%. - 1,077people (2011) - 188households - 71.1%literacy - 832102PIN code ## Balijuri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balijuri is 832102.** Balijuri falls in Potka sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code832102 - Gram panchayatSohalda - Community development blockPotka - Census village code363683 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balijuri from nearby towns? - Potka (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Jamshedpur (district HQ)32 km by road - Jamshedpur (nearest town)32 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 Balijuri? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Balijuri; 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 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Asanbani - ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ghatshila - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Balijuri known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 246 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 Balijuri Of every 100 households in Balijuri in 2011, 45 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balijuri · ■ Potka rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **72% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **83% Use banking services ****64%** **34% Television ****29%** **21% Mobile phone ****39%** **31% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **16% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Balijuri? ■ Balijuri · ■ Potka rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **63.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **949 Working population ****49.9%** **40.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 59.7% for women. 52% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 75 (14%) · **■** Marginal 451 (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 Potka - Tetla1,129 people - Chemaijuri1,101 people - Lowadih1,091 people - Jhariya1,088 people - Dabanki1,071 people - Sohada1,065 people - Bara Banduya1,041 people - Janamdi1,040 people [All 291 villages in Potka](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/potka/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balijuri?832102 - How far is Balijuri from Jamshedpur?32 km by road - What is the population of Balijuri?1,077 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balijuri in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Potka sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Balijuri?71.1% (Census 2011)