# Balsamudra Village, Sindkhed Raja, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/sindkhed-raja/balsamudra/ Village · Sindkhed Raja, Buldana # Balsamudra Balsamudra is a village in Sindkhed Raja sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,352 people in 286 households**, the 37th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%. - 1,352people (2011) - 286households - 79.7%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Balsamudra PIN code and other codes Balsamudra falls in Sindkhed Raja sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSindkhed Raja - Census village code529418 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balsamudra from nearby towns? - Sindkhed Raja (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)70 km by road - Mehkar (nearest town)35 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 Balsamudra? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Balsamudra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · M. Pangra - ○Degree college10+ km · Sakharkhedi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chikhali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Balsamudra known for? About 93% of the 526 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Balsamudra Of every 100 households in Balsamudra in 2011, 91 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balsamudra · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **70% Toilet within the home ****12%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **79% Tap water ****86%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **91% Use banking services ****80%** **79% Television ****25%** **32% Mobile phone ****45%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****51%** **31% 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 Balsamudra? ■ Balsamudra · ■ Sindkhed Raja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **79.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786** **787 Working population ****56.6%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 69.8% for women. 54% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 330 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (2%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%) 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 Sindkhed Raja - Jalgaon1,418 people - Khairav1,403 people - Deokhed1,387 people - Dhanora1,370 people - Dhandarwadi1,347 people - Pimpalgaon Sonara1,334 people - Jaulka1,326 people - Chincholi Jahagir1,300 people [All 113 villages in Sindkhed Raja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/sindkhed-raja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balsamudra from Buldana?70 km by road - What is the population of Balsamudra?1,352 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balsamudra in?Buldana district (Sindkhed Raja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Balsamudra?79.7% (Census 2011)