Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills
# Balihati

Balihati is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code 794103. The 2011 Census counted 225 people in 42 households, the 96th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.
- 225 people (2011)
- 42 households
- 66.5% literacy
- 794103 PIN code

## Balihati PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Balihati is 794103. Balihati falls in Dalu sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.
- PIN code 794103
- Community development block Dalu
- Census village code 274223

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Balihati from nearby towns?
- Dalu (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road
- Tura (district HQ) 68 km by road
- Tura (nearest town) 68 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Balihati?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dalu
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tura
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Balihati

Of every 100 households in Balihati in 2011, 21 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balihati · ■ Dalu rural average
- Electricity for lighting 21% 37%
- Toilet within the home 33% 60%
- No toilet (open defecation) 67% 37%
- Tap water 0% 13%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 95%
- Use banking services 33% 24%
- Television 14% 25%
- Mobile phone 45% 23%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 2% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 48% 38%
- Own their home 67% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Balihati?

■ Balihati · ■ Dalu rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.5% 70.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 940 978
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 850 958
- Working population 27.1% 41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 55.4% for women. 38% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (41%) · ■ Other work 32 (52%) · ■ Marginal 2 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dalu
- Asimgre 229 people
- Bengkagittim 229 people
- Naronggre 229 people
- Kherapara Nokat 228 people
- Dusinggre 224 people
- Dalamgre 221 people
- Bondukosa 218 people
- Makalpara 218 people

All 201 villages in Dalu

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Balihati? 794103
- How far is Balihati from Tura? 68 km by road
- What is the population of Balihati? 225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balihati in? West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balihati? 66.5% (Census 2011)

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