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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kasturi devi
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- LGD code
- 154639
- Pincode
- 210433
- Post office
- Srinagar (Mahoba)
- Population
- 837
- Households
- 177
- Literacy rate
- 52.6%
- Sex ratio
- 872 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 335
Census 2011 · in context
How Balchaur compares
By population, Balchaur ranks #48 of 116 villages in Charkhari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
52.6%
−1.7% vs mandal average
- Balchaur
- 52.6%
- Charkhari mandal
- 54.3%
- Mahoba district
- 55.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
872
Same as the mandal average
- Balchaur
- 872
- Charkhari mandal
- 872
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Balchaur
- 4.7
- Charkhari mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Balchaur at a glance
Balchaur is a village of 837 people in 177 households (Census 2011) in Charkhari tehsil, Mahoba district, Uttar Pradesh, the 48th-largest of 116 villages in Charkhari tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 872 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 210433, served by Srinagar (Mahoba) post office; the LGD village code is 154639. The sarpanch is kasturi devi, and the village votes in Akbarpur-Raniya assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pratibha Shukla. The population is estimated at 987 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balchaur · this village | 837 | 53% | — |
| Tola Soyam · Charkhari | 1,213 | 56% | — |
| Charkhariya · Charkhari | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balchaur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHARKHARI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TOLA SOYAM
- Total area (ha)
- 380.76
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 57.31
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.35
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Balchaur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Balchaur
- LGD code
- 154639
- Pincode
- 210433
- Post office
- Srinagar (Mahoba)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 837
- Population (projected 2026)
- 987
- Households
- 177
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 872
- Literacy rate
- 52.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Akbarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Akbarpur-Raniya
- Member of Parliament
- Devendra Singh Bhole
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Pratibha Shukla
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- kasturi devi
- Block / Mandal
- Charkhari
- Nearest railway station
- Rasulpur Gogumau (8.7 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 210433
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Other villages in Charkhari mandal
View all 60+ →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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)