# Balgaon Village, Thikri, Barwani (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Thikri, Barwani 

# Balgaon

Balgaon is a village in Thikri sub-district of Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **849 people in 204 households**, the 28th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 849people (2011)
- 204households
- 66.9%literacy
- 1,026females per 1,000 males

## Balgaon PIN code and other codes

Balgaon falls in Thikri sub-district, Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockThikri
- Census village code478218

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?

- Thikri (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Barwani (district HQ)42 km by road
- Anjad (nearest town)27 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dawana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anjad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barwani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps

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?

The main crops are **soyabean**. About 78% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Balgaon

Of every 100 households in Balgaon in 2011, 97 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balgaon · ■ Thikri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**74%

Tap water ****4%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**23%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****56%**

**31%

Television ****36%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**50%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 · ■ Thikri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764**

**961

Working population ****60.1%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 50.8% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 146 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 320 (63%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 24 (5%)

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 Thikri

- Dewada919 people
- Rupkheda906 people
- Vishwanath Kheda904 people
- Ghatti885 people
- Kapalyakhedi828 people
- Dabhad827 people
- Semalda790 people
- Shahpura762 people

[All 56 villages in Thikri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/barwani/thikri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balgaon from Barwani?42 km by road
- What is the population of Balgaon?849 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balgaon in?Barwani district (Thikri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balgaon?66.9% (Census 2011)