# Balandu Village, Lapung, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Lapung, Ranchi 

# Balandu

Balandu is a village in Lapung sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,008 people in 189 households**, the 24th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 1,008people (2011)
- 189households
- 50.3%literacy
- 835202PIN code

## Balandu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balandu is 835202.** Balandu falls in Lapung sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835202
- Gram panchayatLapung
- Community development blockLapung
- Census village code374460

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

## How far is Balandu from nearby towns?

- Lapung (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)40 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 Balandu?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Balandu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bero
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Balandu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 68% of the 242 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 Balandu

Of every 100 households in Balandu in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balandu · ■ Lapung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****5%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****100%**

**72%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

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 Balandu?

■ Balandu · ■ Lapung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**965

Working population ****48.7%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 41.0% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 314 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 165 (34%)

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 Lapung

- Barkakura1,072 people
- Katingkela1,055 people
- Manri1,032 people
- Chalangi1,025 people
- Khatanga1,006 people
- Jataloya958 people
- Garai906 people
- Lapung903 people

[All 79 villages in Lapung](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/lapung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balandu?835202
- How far is Balandu from Ranchi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Balandu?1,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balandu in?Ranchi district (Lapung sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balandu?50.3% (Census 2011)