# Balra Kala Village, Basoda, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Basoda, Vidisha 

# Balra Kala

Balra Kala is a village in Basoda sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **406 people in 116 households**, the 117th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 406people (2011)
- 116households
- 60.2%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Balra Kala PIN code and other codes

Balra Kala falls in Basoda sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBasoda
- Census village code481287

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

## How far is Balra Kala from nearby towns?

- Basoda (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)54 km by road
- Basoda (nearest town)8 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 Balra Kala?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basoda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vidisha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vidisha
- ○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) shop5–10 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 Balra Kala known for?

About 86% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Balra Kala

Of every 100 households in Balra Kala in 2011, 8 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balra Kala · ■ Basoda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**19%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****64%**

**35%

Television ****8%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Balra Kala?

■ Balra Kala · ■ Basoda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**930

Working population ****53.0%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 49.7% for women. 58% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (5%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 166 (77%)

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 Basoda

- Battisa442 people
- Pipariya Ghat424 people
- Bhuara Jagir417 people
- Gohachi407 people
- Naroda403 people
- Agasod389 people
- Pipar Hunta387 people
- Bilway386 people

[All 183 villages in Basoda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/basoda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balra Kala from Vidisha?54 km by road
- What is the population of Balra Kala?406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balra Kala in?Vidisha district (Basoda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balra Kala?60.2% (Census 2011)