# Balya Village, Satwas, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/satwas/balya/ Village · Satwas, Dewas # Balya Balya is a village in Satwas sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,022 people in 459 households**, the 14th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%. - 2,022people (2011) - 459households - 51.8%literacy - 1,004females per 1,000 males ## Balya PIN code and other codes Balya falls in Satwas sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKannod - Census village code473826 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balya from nearby towns? - Satwas (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Dewas (district HQ)110 km by road - Satwas (nearest town)5 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 Balya? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Balya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Satwas - ○Degree college10+ km · Kannod - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, 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 Balya known for? About 22% of the 1,427 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Balya Of every 100 households in Balya in 2011, 60 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balya · ■ Satwas rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **75% Toilet within the home ****35%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****24%** **41% Television ****8%** **16% Mobile phone ****22%** **34% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****55%** **46% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Balya? ■ Balya · ■ Satwas rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%** **55.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **924 Working population ****54.6%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.2% for men and 41.6% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 176 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 465 (42%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 428 (39%) 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 Satwas - Muhaijagir2,180 people - Nimasa2,163 people - Golaguthan2,126 people - Pokharkhurd2,046 people - Hirapur1,985 people - Namanpur1,984 people - Godna1,763 people - Khariya1,762 people [All 108 villages in Satwas](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/satwas/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balya from Dewas?110 km by road - What is the population of Balya?2,022 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balya in?Dewas district (Satwas sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Balya?51.8% (Census 2011)