# Balon Village, Tonk Khurd, Dewas (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tonk Khurd, Dewas 

# Balon

Balon is a village in Tonk Khurd sub-district of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,688 people in 360 households**, the 27th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,688people (2011)
- 360households
- 58.8%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Balon PIN code and other codes

Balon falls in Tonk Khurd sub-district, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockTonk Khurd
- Census village code473345

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

## How far is Balon from nearby towns?

- Tonk Khurd (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Dewas (district HQ)70 km by road
- Tonk Khurd (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 Balon?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Balon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Dewas
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dewas
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Balon known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 66% of the 726 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Balon

Of every 100 households in Balon in 2011, 25 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balon · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**91%

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

**23%

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

**77%

Tap water ****6%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**13%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****4%**

**46%

Television ****7%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****63%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Balon?

■ Balon · ■ Tonk Khurd rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**912

Working population ****52.2%**

**52.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 43.4% for women. 54% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (32%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 493 (56%)

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 Tonk Khurd

- Jamoniya1,908 people
- Salamkhedi1,787 people
- Ranayalkalan1,749 people
- Jamodi1,742 people
- Budasa1,622 people
- Bhilkhedi1,549 people
- Sedu1,494 people
- Kanheria1,459 people

[All 111 villages in Tonk Khurd](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dewas/tonk-khurd/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balon from Dewas?70 km by road
- What is the population of Balon?1,688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balon in?Dewas district (Tonk Khurd sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balon?58.8% (Census 2011)