# Balkachhar Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Parasia, Chhindwara 

# Balkachhar

Balkachhar is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 105 households**, the 57th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 529people (2011)
- 105households
- 63.0%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Balkachhar PIN code and other codes

Balkachhar falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494747

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

## How far is Balkachhar from nearby towns?

- Parasia (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dongar Parasia (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 Balkachhar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balkachhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Balkachhar known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and wheat**. About 69% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Balkachhar

Of every 100 households in Balkachhar in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balkachhar · ■ Parasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

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

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****4%**

**47%

Television ****4%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**48%

Own their home ****65%**

**82%

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 Balkachhar?

■ Balkachhar · ■ Parasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**985

Working population ****53.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 52.7% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (15%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 33 (12%) · **■** Marginal 128 (46%)

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 Parasia

- Kharichetu575 people
- Kukar Munda552 people
- Lohangi549 people
- Titra533 people
- Barangateli528 people
- Pipariya520 people
- Duddi490 people
- Bichhuwa Pathar451 people

[All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balkachhar from Chhindwara?45 km by road
- What is the population of Balkachhar?529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkachhar in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balkachhar?63.0% (Census 2011)