# Bala Chauki Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Bala Chauki

Bala Chauki is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **813108**. The 2011 Census counted **332 people in 60 households**, the 91st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 332people (2011)
- 60households
- 54.3%literacy
- 813108PIN code

## Bala Chauki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bala Chauki is 813108.** Bala Chauki falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code813108
- Gram panchayatMakandpur
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239731

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

## How far is Bala Chauki from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)16 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 Bala Chauki?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bala Chauki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Khulni
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahkund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Bala Chauki known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 26 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Bala Chauki

Of every 100 households in Bala Chauki in 2011, 18 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bala Chauki · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**36%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****78%**

**29%

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 Bala Chauki?

■ Bala Chauki · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**927

Working population ****25.9%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 50.9% for women. 40% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 18 (21%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 66 (77%)

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 Shahkund

- Rasula452 people
- Mahagawan401 people
- Bagai391 people
- Pairodominia Milik385 people
- Beraichak306 people
- Fatehpur290 people
- Chandra Khurd254 people
- Birijpur251 people

[All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bala Chauki?813108
- How far is Bala Chauki from Bhagalpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Bala Chauki?332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bala Chauki in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bala Chauki?54.3% (Census 2011)