Balajhar, Pathalgaon, Jashpur, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 15, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balajhar


The village Balajhar is located in Pathalgaon Tahsil of Jashpur District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Balajhar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Pathalgaon Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pathalgaon, which is about 24 kilometers away from Balajhar.

Travel and Communication for Balajhar


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balajhar


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Balajhar is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Balajhar is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Balajhar


As per available data from the year 2009, 2620 persons live in 584 house holds in the village Balajhar. There are 1316 female individuals and 1304 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.23% and males constitute 49.77% of the total population.

There are 184 scheduled castes persons of which 95 are females and 89 are males. Females constitute 51.63% and males constitute 48.37% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 7.02% of the total population.

There are 1850 scheduled tribes persons of which 931 are females and 919 are males. Females constitute 50.32% and males constitute 49.68% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 70.61% of the total population.

Population density of Balajhar is 173.22 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balajhar


Maps, reports and datasets of Balajhar on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Balajhar is 1512.51 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 629.19 ha. About 689.63 ha is un-irrigated area. About 19.06 ha is irrigated area. About 2.15 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1.21 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 15.7 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 55.3 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 377.78 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 58.23 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 121.55 ha is culturable waste land. About 50.02 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 1.6 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balajhar


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Tamta, which is less than 5 kms away from Balajhar.

There are 6 government primary schools in the village Balajhar.

There is a government middle school in the village Balajhar.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Tamta, which is less than 5 kms away from Balajhar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Tamta, which is less than 5 kms away from Balajhar.

Colleges in Balajhar


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Pathalgaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Raigarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Bilaspur, which is more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ambikapur, which is more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

Other Educational Facilities in Balajhar


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Pathalgaon, which is more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Balajhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Batauli, which is more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

Healthcare Facilities in Balajhar


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Balajhar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Balajhar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Balajhar.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Balajhar.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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