Ho Balkand, Hat Gamharia, West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 4, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ho Balkand


The village Ho Balkand is located in Hat Gamharia C.D.Block of West Singhbhum District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Diku Balkand Gram Panchayat. It comes under Hat Gamharia Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chaibasa, which is about 47 kilometers away from Ho Balkand.

Travel and Communication for Ho Balkand


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 Ho Balkand


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

A brief summary of available data for Ho Balkand 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 Ho Balkand


As per available data from the year 2009, 1218 persons live in 217 house holds in the village Ho Balkand. There are 625 female individuals and 593 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.31% and males constitute 48.69% of the total population.

There are 812 scheduled tribes persons of which 409 are females and 403 are males. Females constitute 50.37% and males constitute 49.63% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 66.67% of the total population.

Population density of Ho Balkand is 264.21 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ho Balkand


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Total area of Ho Balkand is 461 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 295.92 ha. About 295.92 ha is un-irrigated area.

About 31.44 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 19.44 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Ho Balkand


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

There is a government primary school in the village Ho Balkand.

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

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

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

Colleges in Ho Balkand


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 Chaibasa, which is more than 10 kms away from Ho Balkand.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Ho Balkand


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

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

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

Healthcare Facilities in Ho Balkand


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Ho Balkand.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Ho Balkand.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ho Balkand.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Ho Balkand.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Ho Balkand.

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

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Ho Balkand.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Ho Balkand.

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

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ho Balkand.

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

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