Balu, Balumath
Balu (बालू) is a village and Gram Panchayat of the Balumath Subdivision in Latehar district of Jharkhand, which falls under Balumath block. It belongs to Chatra parliament constituency and Latehar assembly constituency. Sandhaya Devi is the President of Balu Gram Panchayat, who can be contacted at email address santoshoraon8161@gmail.com and mobile number 79034xxx29. The Secretary is Sumit Kumar Sinha, who can be reached at email address sinhasumit121@gmail.com and mobile number 90978xxx46. The Panchayat address is Village Panchayat Balu, Pincode - 829202. You can reach there by taking a bus till Balumath bus stop which is a bit far away.
As on April 2024, the current population of Balu is 7.6 thousands out of which 3.9 thousands are males and rest 3.8 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 980 females per 1000 males. There are around 1.3 thousands teenagers in Balu. It has literacy rate of 37% which means around 2.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.4 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 3.6 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 1.3 thousands households in Balu, which means every family has 6 members on average. The village has working population of 3.6 thousands. The pincode of Balu is 829202 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Balumath Sub Post office
- Ganeshpur Branch Post office
- Holong Branch Post office
- Murupa Branch Post office
- Phulsu Branch Post office
Schools
Balu has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt High School Balu
- Upgrade Middle School Karmahi
- Upgrade Primary School Bar Tola
- Comerce Academy Kalkaliya
- Upgrade Primary School Dhaura
Hospitals
Balu has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Health Sub-Center Manatu
- Health Sub-Center Masiyatu
- Health Sub-Center Goniya
- Primary Health Center Herhanj
- Community Health Center Balumath
Banks
Balu has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.
Covered villages
Balu Gram Panchayat manages total 3 villages.