# Balkuwe Village, Shirpur, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/balkuwe/ Village · Shirpur, Dhule # Balkuwe Balkuwe is a village in Shirpur sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra, PIN code **425405**. The 2011 Census counted **2,345 people in 532 households**, the 60th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.3%. - 2,345people (2011) - 532households - 77.1%literacy - 425405PIN code ## Balkuwe PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balkuwe is 425405.** Balkuwe falls in Shirpur sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra. - PIN code425405 - Community development blockShirpur - Census village code525979 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balkuwe from nearby towns? - Shirpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Dhule (district HQ)68 km by road - Shirpur (nearest town)18 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 Balkuwe? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Balkuwe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arthe Khu - ○Degree college10+ km · Shirpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shirpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - 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 Balkuwe known for? About 94% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Balkuwe Of every 100 households in Balkuwe in 2011, 90 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Balkuwe · ■ Shirpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **71% Toilet within the home ****18%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **67% Tap water ****94%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **85% Use banking services ****42%** **29% Television ****45%** **26% Mobile phone ****51%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **52% Own their home ****88%** **88% 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 Balkuwe? ■ Balkuwe · ■ Shirpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **60.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **925 Working population ****58.2%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 71.0% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 489 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 730 (53%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (5%) · **■** Marginal 70 (5%) 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 Shirpur - Varul2,369 people - Zende-anjan2,357 people - Tembhepada2,352 people - Durbadya2,349 people - Chilare2,336 people - Gurhadpani2,298 people - Khamkhede Pr. Ambe2,255 people - Ahilyapur2,212 people [All 147 villages in Shirpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/shirpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balkuwe?425405 - How far is Balkuwe from Dhule?68 km by road - What is the population of Balkuwe?2,345 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balkuwe in?Dhule district (Shirpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Balkuwe?77.1% (Census 2011)