# Balarpur Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Balarpur

Balarpur is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **304 people in 56 households**, the 60th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 304people (2011)
- 56households
- 29.0%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Balarpur PIN code and other codes

Balarpur falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhurna
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241157

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

## How far is Balarpur from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)4 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)4 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 Balarpur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Balarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Saharasa
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Phullidumar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Balarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Balarpur

Of every 100 households in Balarpur in 2011, 75 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balarpur · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**19%

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

**14%

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

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**37%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**87%

Use banking services ****20%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Balarpur?

■ Balarpur · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.0%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**935

Working population ****37.2%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.5% for men and 17.0% for women. 46% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (47%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 49 (43%)

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 Barahat

- Turdih467 people
- Nagri372 people
- Jasopathra360 people
- Rakuli341 people
- Bhojpur191 people
- Parsa178 people
- Basauni175 people
- Kakaria117 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balarpur from Banka?4 km by road
- What is the population of Balarpur?304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balarpur in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balarpur?29.0% (Census 2011)