# Balbahara Village, Jaitpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol 

# Balbahara

Balbahara is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,972 people in 481 households**, the 6th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,972people (2011)
- 481households
- 69.5%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Balbahara PIN code and other codes

Balbahara falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501535

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

## How far is Balbahara from nearby towns?

- Jaitpur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)47 km by road
- Burhar (nearest town)20 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 Balbahara?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Balbahara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Balbahara known for?

About 74% of the 541 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Balbahara

Of every 100 households in Balbahara in 2011, 54 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balbahara · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**16%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**99%

Use banking services ****74%**

**67%

Television ****11%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****31%**

**38%

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 Balbahara?

■ Balbahara · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**972

Working population ****44.9%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 57.3% for women. 49% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (19%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (5%) · **■** Marginal 562 (64%)

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 Jaitpur

- Jaitpur2,558 people
- Dhangawan2,493 people
- Deori2,329 people
- Khamhidol2,136 people
- Bahgad1,920 people
- Deori1,919 people
- Biraudi1,909 people
- Galhatha1,836 people

[All 185 villages in Jaitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balbahara from Shahdol?47 km by road
- What is the population of Balbahara?1,972 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balbahara in?Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balbahara?69.5% (Census 2011)