# Balai Village, Sheo, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sheo, Barmer 

# Balai

Balai is a village in Sheo sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344701**. The 2011 Census counted **821 people in 135 households**, the 102nd largest of 298 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 821people (2011)
- 135households
- 52.1%literacy
- 344701PIN code

## Balai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balai is 344701.** Balai falls in Sheo sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344701
- Community development blockSheo
- Census village code086815

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

## How far is Balai from nearby towns?

- Sheo (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)68 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)68 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 Balai?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Balai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sheo
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sheo
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Balai known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and moth**. About 61% of the 2,894 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Balai

Of every 100 households in Balai in 2011, 28 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Balai · ■ Sheo rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****82%**

**60%

Television ****12%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Balai?

■ Balai · ■ Sheo rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****766**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****602**

**869

Working population ****55.3%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 28.9% for women. 48% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 113 (25%) · **■** Other work 47 (10%) · **■** Marginal 294 (65%)

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 Sheo

- Bhagwananiyon Ki Dhani831 people
- Pannela827 people
- Jeene Ki Basti825 people
- Sargeelapar822 people
- Bariyara818 people
- Chitroli813 people
- Dedariyar790 people
- Rampura789 people

[All 299 villages in Sheo](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/sheo/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balai?344701
- How far is Balai from Barmer?68 km by road
- What is the population of Balai?821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balai in?Barmer district (Sheo sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Balai?52.1% (Census 2011)