Balanga, Murhu, Khunti, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Balanga


The village Balanga is located in Murhu C.D.Block of Khunti District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Kundi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Murhu Community Development Block. The nearest town is Khunti, which is about 16 kilometers away from Balanga.

Travel and Communication for Balanga


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balanga


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

A brief summary of available data for Balanga 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 Balanga


As per available data from the year 2009, 785 persons live in 165 house holds in the village Balanga. There are 387 female individuals and 398 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.3% and males constitute 50.7% of the total population.

There are 751 scheduled tribes persons of which 370 are females and 381 are males. Females constitute 49.27% and males constitute 50.73% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 95.67% of the total population.

Population density of Balanga is 182.13 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balanga


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Total area of Balanga is 431 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 140.5 ha. About 114.47 ha is un-irrigated area. About 3.1 ha is irrigated area. About 1.56 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 1.54 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 12.02 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 112.08 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 33.83 ha is culturable waste land. About 87.76 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 15.24 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balanga


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Khunti, which is 5-10 kms away from Balanga.

There is a government primary school in the village Balanga.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Khunti, which is more than 10 kms away from Balanga.

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

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

Colleges in Balanga


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 Khunti, which is more than 10 kms away from Balanga.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in B.i.t. Mesra Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Balanga.

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Balanga


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Balanga


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

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

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

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

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Balanga.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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