Geographic Location of Balu

The village Balu is located in Balumath C.D.Block of Latehar District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Balu Gram Panchayat. It comes under Balumath Community Development Block. The nearest town is Latehar, which is about 68 kilometers away from Balu.

Travel and Communication for Balu

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

Postal Address:
Balu,
Latehar,
Jharkhand, India
PIN - 822126

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Balu

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

Social Structure of Balu

As per available data from the year 2009, 6288 persons live in 1104 house holds in the village Balu. There are 3113 female individuals and 3175 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.51% and males constitute 50.49% of the total population.

There are 1176 scheduled castes persons of which 571 are females and 605 are males. Females constitute 48.55% and males constitute 51.45% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 18.7% of the total population.

There are 2977 scheduled tribes persons of which 1484 are females and 1493 are males. Females constitute 49.85% and males constitute 50.15% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 47.34% of the total population.

Population density of Balu is 222.54 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Balu

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Total area of Balu is 2825.57 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 210.53 ha. About 2161.97 ha is un-irrigated area. About 14.26 ha is irrigated area. About 6.1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 8.16 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 20.85 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1094.27 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 99.66 ha is culturable waste land. About 857.16 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 312.6 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Balu

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Balumath, which is more than 10 kms away from Balu.

There is a government primary school in the village Balu.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Balu.

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

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

Colleges in Balu

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 Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Balu.

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

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 Balu.

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 Balu.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Balu

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 Balu.

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Balu

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

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with 2 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Balu.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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