# Balanagar Village, Paithan, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/balanagar/ Village · Paithan, Aurangabad # Balanagar Balanagar is a village in Paithan sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, PIN code **431105**. The 2011 Census counted **5,660 people in 1,098 households**, the 7th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 5,660people (2011) - 1,098households - 71.4%literacy - 431105PIN code ## Balanagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balanagar is 431105.** Balanagar falls in Paithan sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - PIN code431105 - Community development blockPaithan - Census village code549477 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balanagar from nearby towns? - Paithan (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)44 km by road - Paithan (nearest town)26 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 Balanagar? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Balanagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Paithan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paithan - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Balanagar known for? The main crops are **cotton**. Products made here include cotten ginning. About 88% of the 2,248 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,434 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 Balanagar Of every 100 households in Balanagar in 2011, 76 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balanagar · ■ Paithan rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **69% Toilet within the home ****17%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **76% Tap water ****52%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **86% Use banking services ****62%** **61% Television ****35%** **40% Mobile phone ****58%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **27% Own their home ****93%** **91% 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 Balanagar? ■ Balanagar · ■ Paithan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **867 Working population ****49.8%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 57.7% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,236 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,041 (37%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 262 (9%) · **■** Marginal 271 (10%) 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 Paithan - Pimpalwadi8,341 people - Navgaon8,319 people - Pachod Bk.7,594 people - Adool Bk.6,101 people - Mudhalwadi5,497 people - Katpur5,192 people - Dawarwadi5,042 people - Dhorkin4,691 people [All 189 villages in Paithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balanagar?431105 - How far is Balanagar from Aurangabad?44 km by road - What is the population of Balanagar?5,660 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balanagar in?Aurangabad district (Paithan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Balanagar?71.4% (Census 2011)