# Balwandi Village, Karjat, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karjat, Ahmadnagar 

# Balwandi

Balwandi is a village in Karjat sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **799 people in 184 households**, the 100th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 799people (2011)
- 184households
- 72.6%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Balwandi PIN code and other codes

Balwandi falls in Karjat sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKarjat
- Census village code558597

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

## How far is Balwandi from nearby towns?

- Karjat (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)105 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)105 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 Balwandi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balwandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rashin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ahmadnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karjat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Balwandi known for?

About 70% of the 722 hectares of village land is sown, and 464 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 Balwandi

Of every 100 households in Balwandi in 2011, 22 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balwandi · ■ Karjat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**70%

Tap water ****46%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**86%

Use banking services ****59%**

**62%

Television ****16%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Balwandi?

■ Balwandi · ■ Karjat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729**

**826

Working population ****55.8%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (78%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

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 Karjat

- Yeswadi868 people
- Deulwadi862 people
- Chakhalewadi838 people
- Babhulgaon Dumala805 people
- Anandwadi795 people
- Shegud788 people
- Nimbe763 people
- Chande Kh.744 people

[All 120 villages in Karjat](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/karjat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balwandi from Ahmadnagar?105 km by road
- What is the population of Balwandi?799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwandi in?Ahmadnagar district (Karjat sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Balwandi?72.6% (Census 2011)