# Balgera Village, Ghattu, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/ghattu/balgera/ Village · Ghattu, Mahbubnagar # Balgera Balgera is a village in Ghattu sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **3,773 people in 709 households**, the 10th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 36.6%. - 3,773people (2011) - 709households - 29.3%literacy - 956females per 1,000 males ## Balgera PIN code and other codes Balgera falls in Ghattu sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatBalgera - Community development blockGhattu - Census village code576275 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balgera from nearby towns? - Ghattu (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)140 km by road - Gadwal (nearest town)38 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 Balgera? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Balgera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ieej - ○Degree college10+ km · Gadwal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadwal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Balgera known for? The main crops are **paddy and jowar**. About 76% of the 1,570 hectares of village land is sown, and 401 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 Balgera Of every 100 households in Balgera in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balgera · ■ Ghattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **84% Toilet within the home ****2%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **94% Tap water ****59%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****27%** **42% Television ****20%** **27% Mobile phone ****53%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Balgera? ■ Balgera · ■ Ghattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****29.3%** **36.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **931 Working population ****59.7%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 37.0% for men and 21.5% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,118 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 723 (32%) · **■** Household industry 56 (2%) · **■** Other work 155 (7%) · **■** Marginal 199 (9%) 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 Ghattu - Induvasi4,586 people - Mittadoddi4,269 people - Macherla4,157 people - Aragidda3,883 people - Naudinne3,369 people - Gorlakhandoddi3,313 people - Chintalakunta3,002 people - Thummalacheruvu2,611 people [All 24 villages in Ghattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/ghattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balgera from Mahbubnagar?140 km by road - What is the population of Balgera?3,773 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balgera in?Mahbubnagar district (Ghattu sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Balgera?29.3% (Census 2011)