# Balap Village, Sudhagad, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sudhagad, Raigarh 

# Balap

Balap is a village in Sudhagad sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **151 people in 38 households**, the 88th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 151people (2011)
- 38households
- 79.1%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Balap PIN code and other codes

Balap falls in Sudhagad sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSudhagad
- Census village code554504

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

## How far is Balap from nearby towns?

- Pali (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)70 km by road
- Roha Ashtami (nearest town)27 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 Balap?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pali
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pali
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pali
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Balap known for?

About 36% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Balap

Of every 100 households in Balap in 2011, 92 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balap · ■ Sudhagad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**48%

Tap water ****0%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**81%

Use banking services ****62%**

**42%

Television ****59%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**39%

Own their home ****90%**

**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 Balap?

■ Balap · ■ Sudhagad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**950

Working population ****35.8%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 72.1% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (7%) · **■** Other work 14 (26%) · **■** Marginal 34 (63%)

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 Sudhagad

- Usar185 people
- Gondale175 people
- Kumbharghar166 people
- Widsai162 people
- Nagaon150 people
- Khad Sambale149 people
- Usale144 people
- Amnori124 people

[All 98 villages in Sudhagad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/sudhagad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balap from Alibag?70 km by road
- What is the population of Balap?151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balap in?Raigarh district (Sudhagad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Balap?79.1% (Census 2011)