# Balgaon Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Balgaon

Balgaon is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 175 households**, the 121st largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 759people (2011)
- 175households
- 62.0%literacy
- 1,120females per 1,000 males

## Balgaon PIN code and other codes

Balgaon falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBaihar
- Census village code498204

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

## How far is Balgaon from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)105 km by road
- Baihar (nearest town)38 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 Balgaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Balgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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 waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Balgaon known for?

About 59% of the 341 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 Balgaon

Of every 100 households in Balgaon in 2011, 27 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balgaon · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****5%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****68%**

**40%

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 Balgaon?

■ Balgaon · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1028**

**981

Working population ****65.6%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 55.0% for women. 67% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (57%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 71 (14%)

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 Baihar

- Samariya801 people
- Paundi781 people
- Basinkhar773 people
- Ghummur766 people
- Bhima759 people
- Arandi758 people
- Bhalapuri742 people
- Lormi740 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balgaon from Balaghat?105 km by road
- What is the population of Balgaon?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balgaon in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balgaon?62.0% (Census 2011)