# Balbahra Village, Jaithari, Anuppur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaithari, Anuppur 

# Balbahra

Balbahra is a village in Jaithari sub-district of Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,101 people in 252 households**, the 31st largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 1,101people (2011)
- 252households
- 65.6%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Balbahra PIN code and other codes

Balbahra falls in Jaithari sub-district, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJaithari
- Census village code501978

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

## How far is Balbahra from nearby towns?

- Jaithari (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Anuppur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Jaithari (nearest town)4 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 Balbahra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balbahra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jaithari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anuppur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Balbahra known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and makka**. About 70% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Balbahra

Of every 100 households in Balbahra in 2011, 61 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balbahra · ■ Jaithari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**56%

Television ****20%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****27%**

**27%

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 Balbahra?

■ Balbahra · ■ Jaithari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**966

Working population ****41.5%**

**51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 54.4% for women. 55% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 214 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (10%) · **■** Other work 42 (9%) · **■** Marginal 157 (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 Jaithari

- Semarwar1,227 people
- Pagna1,180 people
- Gaurela1,145 people
- Manaura1,140 people
- Baihar1,086 people
- Choi1,081 people
- Khairi1,070 people
- Kalyanpur1,067 people

[All 67 villages in Jaithari](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/anuppur/jaithari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balbahra from Anuppur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Balbahra?1,101 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balbahra in?Anuppur district (Jaithari sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balbahra?65.6% (Census 2011)