# Balapur Village, Pohri, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pohri, Shivpuri 

# Balapur

Balapur is a village in Pohri sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **517 people in 128 households**, the 149th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%.

- 517people (2011)
- 128households
- 74.3%literacy
- 771females per 1,000 males

## Balapur PIN code and other codes

Balapur falls in Pohri sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPohri
- Census village code455021

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

## How far is Balapur from nearby towns?

- Pohri (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)45 km by road
- Shivpuri (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 Balapur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Balapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pohri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pohari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Balapur known for?

The main crops are **soyabean**. About 75% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Balapur

Of every 100 households in Balapur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balapur · ■ Pohri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**41%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**3%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**49%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balapur?

■ Balapur · ■ Pohri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**60.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****771**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097**

**895

Working population ****56.5%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 62.8% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 261 (89%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (7%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Pohri

- Tuki543 people
- Rijoda539 people
- Bharatpur537 people
- Madarka520 people
- Gadhala517 people
- Bahbalpur506 people
- Mubarikpur500 people
- Laxmanpur Alias Kolapur493 people

[All 254 villages in Pohri](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/pohri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balapur from Shivpuri?45 km by road
- What is the population of Balapur?517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balapur in?Shivpuri district (Pohri sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balapur?74.3% (Census 2011)