# 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 **2,031 people in 290 households**, the 41st largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 2,031people (2011)
- 290households
- 69.8%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Balua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRampur Sonadia
- Community development blockArrah
- Census village code246778

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)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)10 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?

9 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 · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Balua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Balua

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Arrah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**91%

Use banking services ****72%**

**61%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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+) ****69.8%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****705**

**900

Working population ****25.5%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 58.5% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (6%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 46 (9%) · **■** Marginal 374 (72%)

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

- Paut2,122 people
- Sukulpur2,120 people
- Behra2,087 people
- Karra2,058 people
- Lachhmanpur1,859 people
- Bhadea1,821 people
- Pipra1,814 people
- Pathanpur1,741 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua from Arrah?10 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?2,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Bhojpur district (Arrah sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?69.8% (Census 2011)