# Balijhora Village, Dalu, West Garo Hills (Meghalaya)

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Village · Dalu, West Garo Hills 

# Balijhora

Balijhora is a village in Dalu sub-district of West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, PIN code **794103**. The 2011 Census counted **344 people in 71 households**, the 56th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.6%.

- 344people (2011)
- 71households
- 52.0%literacy
- 794103PIN code

## Balijhora PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balijhora is 794103.** Balijhora falls in Dalu sub-district, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya.

- PIN code794103
- Community development blockDalu
- Census village code274224

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

## How far is Balijhora from nearby towns?

- Dalu (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Tura (district HQ)85 km by road
- Tura (nearest town)85 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 Balijhora?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Balijhora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jarangkona
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Balijhora

Of every 100 households in Balijhora in 2011, 17 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balijhora · ■ Dalu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**24%

Television ****12%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****67%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Balijhora?

■ Balijhora · ■ Dalu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.0%**

**70.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1191**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1367**

**958

Working population ****50.6%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.3% for men and 50.0% for women. 50% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (34%) · **■** Marginal 98 (56%)

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 Dalu

- Dobakura B376 people
- Surunanggre375 people
- Lower Bamonpara349 people
- Ganipara347 people
- Tibapara B344 people
- Chellipara342 people
- Halchati341 people
- Asimgre334 people

[All 201 villages in Dalu](https://wherepedia.org/india/meghalaya/west-garo-hills/dalu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balijhora?794103
- How far is Balijhora from Tura?85 km by road
- What is the population of Balijhora?344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balijhora in?West Garo Hills district (Dalu sub-district), Meghalaya
- What is the literacy rate of Balijhora?52.0% (Census 2011)