# Balsane Village, Sakri, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/sakri/balsane/ Village · Sakri, Dhule # Balsane Balsane is a village in Sakri sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **4,828 people in 975 households**, the 13th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%. - 4,828people (2011) - 975households - 57.4%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Balsane PIN code and other codes Balsane falls in Sakri sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSakri - Census village code526300 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balsane from nearby towns? - Sakri (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Dhule (district HQ)55 km by road - Dondaicha (nearest town)32 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 Balsane? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Balsane; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Nijampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhule - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Balsane known for? Products made here include wool garments. About 55% of the 4,193 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,990 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 Balsane Of every 100 households in Balsane in 2011, 60 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balsane · ■ Sakri rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **63% Toilet within the home ****5%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **61% Tap water ****86%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **84% Use banking services ****14%** **35% Television ****18%** **25% Mobile phone ****38%** **35% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****53%** **50% Own their home ****86%** **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 Balsane? ■ Balsane · ■ Sakri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.4%** **62.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **946 Working population ****63.5%** **54.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.7% for men and 47.5% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,129 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,427 (47%) · **■** Household industry 37 (1%) · **■** Other work 267 (9%) · **■** Marginal 208 (7%) 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 Sakri - Bhadane5,498 people - Dighawe5,294 people - Sukapur5,086 people - Dhamnar4,861 people - Chhadwel4,179 people - Aichale4,016 people - Chhadwel3,972 people - Dhadane3,902 people [All 225 villages in Sakri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/sakri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balsane from Dhule?55 km by road - What is the population of Balsane?4,828 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balsane in?Dhule district (Sakri sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Balsane?57.4% (Census 2011)