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Balidih

Pakuria mandal
Pincode 816117
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Balidih is a village in Pakuria mandal, Pakur district, Jharkhand with a population of 861 across 179 households. The village has a literacy rate of 34.5% and is situated at 25.040°N, 87.560°E with postal code 816117.

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PRAKASH MARANDI
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LGD code
360856
Pincode
816117
Post office
Pakuria
Population
861
Households
179
Literacy rate
34.5%
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000♂
Workers
538
Distance to district centre
73 km
Distance to mandal centre
75 km
Distance to Ranchi
296 km
Distance to Kolkata
286 km
Nearest railway station
Kalian Chak · 18 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
CHC, Borio · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Balidih compares

By population, Balidih ranks #41 of 156 villages in Pakuria mandal.

Literacy rate
%
34.5%
−9.7% vs mandal average
Balidih
34.5%
Pakuria mandal
44.2%
Pakur district
39.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
984
−20 vs mandal average
Balidih
984
Pakuria mandal
1,004
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
Balidih
4.8
Pakuria mandal
4.7

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Balidih at a glance

Balidih is a village of 861 people in 179 households (Census 2011) in Pakuria block, Pakur district, Jharkhand, the 41st-largest of 156 villages in Pakuria block. Literacy is 35%, 10 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 984 women per 1,000 men. It lies 73 km from the Pakur district centre, 1 km from Majhua, the nearest town, 18 km from Kalian Chak railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816117, served by Pakuria post office; the LGD village code is 360856. The nearest hospital or health centre is CHC, Borio, 3 km away. The sarpanch is PRAKASH MARANDI. The population is estimated at 1,015 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balidih

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
DUMKA
Distance to nearest town (km)
58
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
MAHULPAHARI
Total area (ha)
280
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Balidih

LGD code
360856
Pincode
816117
Post office
Pakuria
Population (Census 2011)
861
Population (projected 2026)
1,015
Households
179
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
984
Literacy rate
34.5%
Coordinates
25.04023°N, 87.56017°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Skiaripara
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
PRAKASH MARANDI
Block / Mandal
Pakuria
Getting there

How to reach Balidih

Mandal centre
Pakuria · ≈ 75 km
≈ 2 h 34 min by car · 3 h 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pakur · ≈ 73 km
≈ 2 h 30 min by car · 2 h 58 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,462 people
Majhua · ≈ 1.4 km
≈ 3 min by car · 3 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi296 kmcapital
  • Kolkata286 km
  • Delhi1101 km
  • Hyderabad1268 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKalian Chak18 km
  • Hospital / PHCCHC, Borio3 km
  • CollegeAmbedkar Institute of Health Line55 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station50 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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