# Balakhad Village, Chitrangi, Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chitrangi, Singrauli 

# Balakhad

Balakhad is a village in Chitrangi sub-district of Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **231 people in 47 households**, the 262nd largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 231people (2011)
- 47households
- 61.2%literacy
- 805females per 1,000 males

## Balakhad PIN code and other codes

Balakhad falls in Chitrangi sub-district, Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChitrangi
- Census village code503377

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

## How far is Balakhad from nearby towns?

- Chitrangi (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Singrauli (district HQ)86 km by road
- Singrauli (nearest town)86 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 Balakhad?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Balakhad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Sihaval
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baidhan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Balakhad known for?

The main crops are **jawar, wheat and chana**. About 20% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Balakhad

Of every 100 households in Balakhad in 2011, 15 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balakhad · ■ Chitrangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**17%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****2%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**55%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balakhad?

■ Balakhad · ■ Chitrangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****805**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**923

Working population ****28.6%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 44.4% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (14%) · **■** Other work 4 (6%) · **■** Marginal 53 (80%)

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 Chitrangi

- Mahdewadand239 people
- Mahugadi Pawai237 people
- Atraila233 people
- Lahiya232 people
- Naraina226 people
- Bargawan203 people
- Kolhawa201 people
- Piparkhad199 people

[All 305 villages in Chitrangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/singrauli/chitrangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balakhad from Singrauli?86 km by road
- What is the population of Balakhad?231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balakhad in?Singrauli district (Chitrangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balakhad?61.2% (Census 2011)