# Kala Balua Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/kala-balua/ Village · Raniganj, Araria # Kala Balua Kala Balua is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854201**. The 2011 Census counted **7,698 people in 1,444 households**, the 15th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%. - 7,698people (2011) - 1,444households - 53.8%literacy - 854201PIN code ## Kala Balua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kala Balua is 854201.** Kala Balua falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854201 - Gram panchayatKala Balua - Community development blockRaniganj - Census village code221786 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kala Balua from nearby towns? - Raniganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Araria (district HQ)32 km by road - Araria (nearest town)32 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 Kala Balua? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kala Balua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Kala Balua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 793 hectares of village land is sown, and 493 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 Kala Balua Of every 100 households in Kala Balua in 2011, 13 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kala Balua · ■ Raniganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **4% Toilet within the home ****13%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **98% Use banking services ****38%** **23% Television ****12%** **5% Mobile phone ****53%** **39% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **34% 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 Kala Balua? ■ Kala Balua · ■ Raniganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%** **49.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997** **960 Working population ****46.0%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.2% for men and 47.7% for women. 50% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 638 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,032 (57%) · **■** Household industry 104 (3%) · **■** Other work 147 (4%) · **■** Marginal 617 (17%) 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 Raniganj - Parmanpur8,556 people - Barbana8,365 people - Parsahat8,080 people - Jogta7,914 people - Bagulaha7,603 people - Gunwanti7,518 people - Kharsahi7,388 people - Rampur7,384 people [All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kala Balua?854201 - How far is Kala Balua from Araria?32 km by road - What is the population of Kala Balua?7,698 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kala Balua in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kala Balua?53.8% (Census 2011)