# Balua Village, Arrah, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Arrah, Bhojpur 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Arrah sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,457 people in 308 households**, the 32nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,457people (2011)
- 308households
- 65.3%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Balua PIN code and other codes

Balua falls in Arrah sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDaulatpur
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246754

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

## How far is Balua from nearby towns?

- Arrah (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)8 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)8 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 Balua?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Balua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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.

## Homes and amenities in Balua

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 4 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****37%**

**61%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**21%

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 Balua?

■ Balua · ■ Arrah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**900

Working population ****22.6%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 46.2% for women. 34% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (34%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (19%) · **■** Marginal 212 (38%)

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 Arrah

- Agarsanda2,659 people
- Amarpur Marwatia2,565 people
- Bela2,519 people
- Piprahiya2,465 people
- Pipra2,392 people
- Dariapur2,268 people
- Ratanpur2,238 people
- Chanda2,154 people

[All 115 villages in Arrah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/arrah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua from Arrah?8 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?2,457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?65.3% (Census 2011)