# Balan Chak Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Balan Chak

Balan Chak is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,152 people in 199 households**, the 75th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,152people (2011)
- 199households
- 52.6%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Balan Chak PIN code and other codes

Balan Chak falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBatsar
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241101

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

## How far is Balan Chak from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)39 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)33 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 Balan Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Teliya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Balan Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Balan Chak

Of every 100 households in Balan Chak in 2011, 32 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balan Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**20%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****2%**

**32%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balan Chak?

■ Balan Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**943

Working population ****41.3%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 44.8% for women. 51% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (45%) · **■** Household industry 20 (4%) · **■** Other work 58 (12%) · **■** Marginal 123 (26%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Rifaetpur1,265 people
- Milki1,231 people
- Bhatua Chak1,213 people
- Mathura Chak1,208 people
- Athpahara1,112 people
- Baijnathpur1,104 people
- Porai Chak1,095 people
- Makaita1,052 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balan Chak from Banka?39 km by road
- What is the population of Balan Chak?1,152 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balan Chak in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balan Chak?52.6% (Census 2011)