# Balipur Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Balipur

Balipur is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 105 households**, the 100th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 589people (2011)
- 105households
- 66.8%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Balipur PIN code and other codes

Balipur falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhuabey
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240206

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

## How far is Balipur from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)25 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 Balipur?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Balipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Balipur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Balipur

Of every 100 households in Balipur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balipur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**26%

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

**14%

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

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****36%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**31%

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 Balipur?

■ Balipur · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**944

Working population ****45.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 62.4% for women. 46% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 261 (97%)

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 Sonhaula

- Bangaon623 people
- Garbhudih Milik609 people
- Fatehpur608 people
- Kusapur608 people
- Tulsipur Bharodha551 people
- Afzalpur539 people
- Keshopur538 people
- Garbhudih Mal513 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balipur from Bhagalpur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Balipur?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balipur in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balipur?66.8% (Census 2011)