# Balakhowa Village, Jirang, Ribhoi (Meghalaya) – PIN Code

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Village · Jirang, Ribhoi 

# Balakhowa

Balakhowa is a village in Jirang sub-district of Ribhoi district, Meghalaya, PIN code **793102**. The 2011 Census counted **313 people in 73 households**, the 34th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 313people (2011)
- 73households
- 70.3%literacy
- 793102PIN code

## Balakhowa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balakhowa is 793102.** Balakhowa falls in Jirang sub-district, Ribhoi district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code793102
- Community development blockJirang
- Census village code277694

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

## How far is Balakhowa from nearby towns?

- Jirang (sub-district HQ)64 km by road
- Nongpoh (district HQ)106 km by road
- Nongpoh (nearest town)106 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 Balakhowa?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Balakhowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Patharkhmah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nongpoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shillong
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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.

## Homes and amenities in Balakhowa

Of every 100 households in Balakhowa in 2011, 30 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balakhowa · ■ Jirang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**48%

Tap water ****52%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**16%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Balakhowa?

■ Balakhowa · ■ Jirang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****545**

**936

Working population ****30.0%**

**42.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 69.7% for women. 56% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 88 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Jirang

- Umiong359 people
- Gonopati356 people
- Tasku Rim356 people
- Belahari351 people
- Ummar313 people
- Nongrim Jirang312 people
- Iosohksang295 people
- Mawskeilum285 people

[All 107 villages in Jirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/ribhoi/jirang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balakhowa?793102
- How far is Balakhowa from Nongpoh?106 km by road
- What is the population of Balakhowa?313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balakhowa in?Ribhoi district (Jirang sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balakhowa?70.3% (Census 2011)