# Balu Village, Kanke, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kanke, Ranchi 

# Balu

Balu is a village in Kanke sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **834006**. The 2011 Census counted **1,100 people in 217 households**, the 64th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,100people (2011)
- 217households
- 84.2%literacy
- 834006PIN code

## Balu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balu is 834006.** Balu falls in Kanke sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code834006
- Gram panchayatKondoro
- Community development blockKanke
- Census village code373490

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

## How far is Balu from nearby towns?

- Kanke (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)15 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)15 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 Balu?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Balu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Balu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 34% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Balu

Of every 100 households in Balu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balu · ■ Kanke rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**22%

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

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**68%

Use banking services ****62%**

**58%

Television ****6%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****4%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Balu?

■ Balu · ■ Kanke rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.2%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**960

Working population ****54.8%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 73.3% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 32 (5%) · **■** Other work 80 (13%) · **■** Marginal 442 (73%)

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 Kanke

- Konge1,276 people
- Marwa1,274 people
- Bukru1,228 people
- Nauasoso1,116 people
- Murum1,099 people
- Banhara1,086 people
- Batta1,065 people
- Chama1,065 people

[All 103 villages in Kanke](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/kanke/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balu?834006
- How far is Balu from Ranchi?15 km by road
- What is the population of Balu?1,100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balu in?Ranchi district (Kanke sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balu?84.2% (Census 2011)