# Balau Village, Khurai, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khurai, Sagar 

# Balau

Balau is a village in Khurai sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **474 people in 125 households**, the 110th largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 474people (2011)
- 125households
- 72.7%literacy
- 837females per 1,000 males

## Balau PIN code and other codes

Balau falls in Khurai sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhurai
- Census village code459918

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

## How far is Balau from nearby towns?

- Khurai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Khurai (nearest town)10 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 Balau?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balau; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khurai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Balau known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 90% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Balau

Of every 100 households in Balau in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balau · ■ Khurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**71%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****65%**

**39%

Television ****50%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balau?

■ Balau · ■ Khurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****837**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**926

Working population ****32.5%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 58.6% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 73 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (43%) · **■** Other work 6 (4%) · **■** Marginal 9 (6%)

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 Khurai

- Dharampur488 people
- Kulwai483 people
- Rahron482 people
- Jamun Khedi479 people
- Bairagarh470 people
- Hadkari469 people
- Kanera Gond467 people
- Mudri441 people

[All 187 villages in Khurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/khurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balau from Sagar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Balau?474 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balau in?Sagar district (Khurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balau?72.7% (Census 2011)