# Balnera Village, Gandhwani, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gandhwani, Dhar 

# Balnera

Balnera is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,308 people in 226 households**, the 43rd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 1,308people (2011)
- 226households
- 47.7%literacy
- 1,066females per 1,000 males

## Balnera PIN code and other codes

Balnera falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGandhwani
- Census village code475304

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

## How far is Balnera from nearby towns?

- Dhar (district HQ)77 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 Balnera?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gandhwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Manawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Balnera known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and wheat**. About 86% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Balnera

Of every 100 households in Balnera in 2011, 62 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balnera · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****54%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balnera?

■ Balnera · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.7%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1066**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**983

Working population ****45.6%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.6% for men and 43.3% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 383 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (20%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 74 (12%)

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 Gandhwani

- Soyla1,368 people
- Kesavi1,320 people
- Pithanpura1,320 people
- Dhegda1,313 people
- Pura1,270 people
- Sironj1,236 people
- Shadi1,219 people
- Khedli Hanuman1,218 people

[All 150 villages in Gandhwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/gandhwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balnera from Dhar?77 km by road
- What is the population of Balnera?1,308 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balnera in?Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balnera?47.7% (Census 2011)