# Balwasa Village, Thandla, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Thandla, Jhabua 

# Balwasa

Balwasa is a village in Thandla sub-district of Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,549 people in 932 households**, the 3rd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 37.2%.

- 4,549people (2011)
- 932households
- 31.5%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Balwasa PIN code and other codes

Balwasa falls in Thandla sub-district, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockThandla
- Census village code504100

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

## How far is Balwasa from nearby towns?

- Thandla (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Jhabua (district HQ)75 km by road
- Thandla (nearest town)45 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 Balwasa?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Balwasa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kakanwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Indore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jhabua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Balwasa known for?

About 62% of the 849 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balwasa

Of every 100 households in Balwasa in 2011, 12 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balwasa · ■ Thandla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**43%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**2%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****84%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****86%**

**75%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Balwasa?

■ Balwasa · ■ Thandla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.5%**

**37.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**932

Working population ****44.6%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.8% for men and 25.2% for women. 42% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,253 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (2%) · **■** Marginal 299 (15%)

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 Thandla

- Marjhari5,078 people
- Parwada4,562 people
- Ranni4,472 people
- Madalda4,459 people
- Khawasa4,145 people
- Semaliya Khawasa4,034 people

[All 112 villages in Thandla](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/jhabua/thandla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balwasa from Jhabua?75 km by road
- What is the population of Balwasa?4,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwasa in?Jhabua district (Thandla sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balwasa?31.5% (Census 2011)