# Balchanda Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kursakatta, Araria 

# Balchanda

Balchanda is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **2,895 people in 538 households**, the 22nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 2,895people (2011)
- 538households
- 56.0%literacy
- 854331PIN code

## Balchanda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balchanda is 854331.** Balchanda falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854331
- Gram panchayatPahunsi
- Community development blockKursakatta
- Census village code221910

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

## How far is Balchanda from nearby towns?

- Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)44 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)21 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 Balchanda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balchanda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 tanks / ponds

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 Balchanda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Balchanda

Of every 100 households in Balchanda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balchanda · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**57%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**16%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Balchanda?

■ Balchanda · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1095**

**952

Working population ****37.1%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 45.3% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 404 (38%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (11%) · **■** Marginal 440 (41%)

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 Kursakatta

- Asura Kalan Khola2,965 people
- Kotahpur2,919 people
- Rajaula2,911 people
- Parasi2,899 people
- Asabhag2,660 people
- Shijhua2,583 people
- Madhubani2,414 people
- Khajurbari2,401 people

[All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balchanda?854331
- How far is Balchanda from Araria?44 km by road
- What is the population of Balchanda?2,895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balchanda in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balchanda?56.0% (Census 2011)