# Balua Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,332 people in 343 households**, the 75th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 1,332people (2011)
- 343households
- 48.2%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Balua PIN code and other codes

Balua falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRamai
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221574

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Balua from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)19 km by road
- Farbisganj (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Balua?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Balua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Balua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 251 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Balua

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**91%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Balua?

■ Balua · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**955

Working population ****43.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 40.6% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (43%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 244 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Forbesganj

- Ahmadpur1,475 people
- Dipaul1,424 people
- Baijnathpur1,419 people
- Binodpur1,363 people
- Potri1,268 people
- Bishunpur1,264 people
- Asuri1,171 people
- Sukhi1,150 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua from Araria?19 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?1,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?48.2% (Census 2011)