# Balla Khed Village, Murtijapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Murtijapur, Akola 

# Balla Khed

Balla Khed is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **112 people in 30 households**, the 136th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%.

- 112people (2011)
- 30households
- 87.6%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Balla Khed PIN code and other codes

Balla Khed falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMurtijapur
- Census village code530237

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

## How far is Balla Khed from nearby towns?

- Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)17 km by road
- Murtijapur (nearest town)15 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 Balla Khed?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Balla Khed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hiwata
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murtijapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Balla Khed known for?

About 74% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Balla Khed

Of every 100 households in Balla Khed in 2011, 72 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balla Khed · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**65%

Tap water ****25%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**39%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****66%**

**64%

Television ****31%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Balla Khed?

■ Balla Khed · ■ Murtijapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**88.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**934

Working population ****64.3%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 81.2% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (83%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%)

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 Murtijapur

- Kamalani154 people
- Sanjapur154 people
- Mohakhed149 people
- Sultanpur113 people
- Atkali.99 people
- Matoda77 people
- Waghajali77 people
- Mohabatpur67 people

[All 163 villages in Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balla Khed from Akola?17 km by road
- What is the population of Balla Khed?112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balla Khed in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Balla Khed?87.6% (Census 2011)