# Balkaura Village, Chandla, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/chandla/balkaura/ Village · Chandla, Chhatarpur # Balkaura Balkaura is a village in Chandla sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,953 people in 437 households**, the 7th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%. - 1,953people (2011) - 437households - 65.3%literacy - 820females per 1,000 males ## Balkaura PIN code and other codes Balkaura falls in Chandla sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockLaundi - Census village code457650 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balkaura from nearby towns? - Chandla (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chhatarpur (district HQ)78 km by road - Chandla (nearest town)10 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 Balkaura? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Balkaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandla - ○Degree college10+ km · Laundi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nowgong - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Balkaura known for? The main crops are **tilli, wheat and chana**. About 70% of the 386 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Balkaura Of every 100 households in Balkaura in 2011, 29 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balkaura · ■ Chandla rural average Electricity for lighting ****29%** **11% Toilet within the home ****13%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **96% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****61%** **38% Television ****15%** **6% Mobile phone ****40%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **37% Own their home ****98%** **99% 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 Balkaura? ■ Balkaura · ■ Chandla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **60.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820** **859 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****656** **905 Working population ****38.2%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.1% for men and 50.3% for women. 49% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 338 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (19%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (6%) · **■** Marginal 217 (29%) 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 Chandla - Banjari3,094 people - Bilhari2,555 people - Katiya2,469 people - Parsaniya2,058 people - Bhagaura1,792 people - Pacham Nagar1,754 people - Pandepurwa1,649 people - Andhiyari Bari1,635 people [All 87 villages in Chandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/chandla/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balkaura from Chhatarpur?78 km by road - What is the population of Balkaura?1,953 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balkaura in?Chhatarpur district (Chandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balkaura?65.3% (Census 2011)