Village · Jakhania, Ghazipur
# Balachak

Balachak is a village in Jakhania sub-district of Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 74 people in 9 households, the 459th largest of 505 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.
- 74 people (2011)
- 9 households
- 54.8% literacy
- 947 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balachak

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

■ Balachak · ■ Jakhania rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 13%
- Toilet within the home 0% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 87%
- Tap water 78% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 44% 34%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 89% 83%
- Television 0% 27%
- Mobile phone 100% 73%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 0% 8%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Balachak?

■ Balachak · ■ Jakhania rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.8% 70.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 995
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 714 912
- Working population 21.6% 35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 48.4% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 4 (25%) · ■ Household industry 2 (12%) · ■ Other work 1 (6%) · ■ Marginal 9 (56%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jakhania
- Salempur Nathu 87 people
- Anup Pur 85 people
- Bahalolpur 76 people
- Salempur 75 people
- Jahanpur 70 people
- Chak Abdul Rahim 68 people
- Enamipur 68 people
- Dayalpur 66 people

All 576 villages in Jakhania

## Other places named Balachak
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- Bala Chak · Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar · 464 people
- Bala Chak · Village, Khajni, Gorakhpur · 94 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Balachak? 74 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balachak in? Ghazipur district (Jakhania sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Balachak? 54.8% (Census 2011)

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