# Balsokra Village, Chanho, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chanho, Ranchi 

# Balsokra

Balsokra is a village in Chanho sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835214**. The 2011 Census counted **5,518 people in 936 households**, the 2nd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 5,518people (2011)
- 936households
- 78.3%literacy
- 835214PIN code

## Balsokra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balsokra is 835214.** Balsokra falls in Chanho sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835214
- Gram panchayatPondra
- Community development blockChanho
- Census village code374218

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

## How far is Balsokra from nearby towns?

- Chanho (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)42 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)42 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 Balsokra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 3
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Balsokra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 39% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Balsokra

Of every 100 households in Balsokra in 2011, 75 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balsokra · ■ Chanho rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**63%

Television ****8%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balsokra?

■ Balsokra · ■ Chanho rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**953

Working population ****37.2%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 71.0% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (5%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 329 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,427 (69%)

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 Chanho

- Patratu5,941 people
- Choreya4,994 people
- Lundri3,935 people
- Karkat3,835 people
- Chama3,622 people

[All 67 villages in Chanho](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/chanho/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balsokra?835214
- How far is Balsokra from Ranchi?42 km by road
- What is the population of Balsokra?5,518 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balsokra in?Ranchi district (Chanho sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balsokra?78.3% (Census 2011)