Balwa, Jama, Dumka, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 9, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balwa


The village Balwa is located in Jama C.D.Block of Dumka District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Sikria Gram Panchayat. It comes under Jama Community Development Block. The nearest town is Dumka, which is about 32 kilometers away from Balwa.

Travel and Communication for Balwa


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balwa


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

A brief summary of available data for Balwa 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 Balwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 8 persons live in 1 house holds in the village Balwa. There are 3 female individuals and 5 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 37.5% and males constitute 62.5% of the total population.

Population density of Balwa is 13.79 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balwa


Maps, reports and datasets of Balwa 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 Balwa is 58.01 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 10 ha. About 6 ha is un-irrigated area. About 6 ha is irrigated area. About 2 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 1.5 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 2.6 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 6.1 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 3.1 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 19.5 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.61 ha is culturable waste land. About 12 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.1 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balwa


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

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

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

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

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Balwa.

Colleges in Balwa


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 Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Balwa.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Balwa


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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Balwa.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Balwa


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

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Balwa.

There is a allopathic hospital with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Balwa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Balwa.

There is a dispensary with 2 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Balwa.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Balwa.

There is a mobile health centre with 1 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Balwa.

There is a family welfare centre with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Balwa.

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

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