# Balua Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,193 people in 523 households**, the 21st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 3,193people (2011)
- 523households
- 59.7%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Balua PIN code and other codes

Balua falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBairia
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code247983

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?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)20 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?

13 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 79% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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, 7 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**89%

Use banking services ****42%**

**60%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**17%

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 · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**930

Working population ****27.8%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 44.1% for women. 42% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 121 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (35%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 407 (46%)

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 Barhampur

- Bairia4,007 people
- Dharauli3,444 people
- Jogia3,322 people
- Baruhan3,267 people
- Gahauna3,176 people
- Umedpur2,407 people
- Purwa2,215 people
- Rahthua2,108 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua from Buxar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?3,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?59.7% (Census 2011)