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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DILIP TUDU
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- LGD code
- 372981
- Pincode
- 815355
- Post office
- Nala
- Population
- 432
- Households
- 87
- Literacy rate
- 37.5%
- Sex ratio
- 895 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 256
Census 2011 · in context
How Balichur compares
By population, Balichur ranks #134 of 258 villages in Nala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.5%
−17.4% vs mandal average
Balichur37.5%
Nala mandal54.9%
Jamtara district53.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
895
−64 vs mandal average
Balichur895
Nala mandal959
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
Balichur5.0
Nala mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balichur at a glance
Balichur is a village of 432 people in 87 households (Census 2011) in Nala block, Jamtara district, Jharkhand, the 134th-largest of 258 villages in Nala block. Literacy is 38%, 17 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 895 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 815355, served by Nala post office; the LGD village code is 372981. The sarpanch is DILIP TUDU, and the village votes in Sarath assembly constituency, represented by MLA Uday Shankar Singh. The population is estimated at 509 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bararampur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balichur · this village | 432 | 38% | — |
| Bara Rampur · Nala | 762 | 55% | — |
| Eklabpur · Nala | 664 | 62% | — |
| Ghusrukata · Nala | 638 | 37% | — |
| Bardhandangal · Nala | 631 | 64% | — |
| Narithol · Nala | 585 | 56% | — |
| Bahadurdi · Nala | 558 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balichur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAMTARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 55
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARARAMPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 243
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balichur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balichur
- LGD code
- 372981
- Pincode
- 815355
- Post office
- Nala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 432
- Population (projected 2026)
- 509
- Households
- 87
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 895
- Literacy rate
- 37.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sarath
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Uday Shankar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DILIP TUDU
- Block / Mandal
- Nala
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 815355
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Balichur
Other villages in Nala mandal
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- Nala
- Maralo
- Khaira
- Dalabar
- Pakuria
- Tesjoria
- Gopalpur
- Afzalpur
- Mahulbana.
- Baragholjor
- Jamdahi
- Jabardaha
- Mohanpur
- Rangasol.
- Saluka
- Paikbarh
- Kareyachak Baghmara
- Kasta
- Lachhuraydi
- Bandardiha
- Deoli
- Chak Nayapara
- Sripur
- Bhogikata
- Jaspur
- Punsia
- Sagjuriya.
- Siyarketiya
- Kalipahari
- Maurbasa(Durgapur)
- Panjunia
- Bamandiha
- Hathiya Pathar
- Maheshmunda
- Begejuri.
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)