# Balaha Village, Bahadurpur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bahadurpur, Darbhanga 

# Balaha

Balaha is a village in Bahadurpur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,099 people in 218 households**, the 84th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 1,099people (2011)
- 218households
- 64.5%literacy
- 869females per 1,000 males

## Balaha PIN code and other codes

Balaha falls in Bahadurpur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPremjiwar
- Community development blockBahadurpur
- Census village code227411

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

## How far is Balaha from nearby towns?

- Bahadurpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)10 km by road
- Darbhanga (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 Balaha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Laheriasarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Laheriasarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Balaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Balaha

Of every 100 households in Balaha in 2011, 14 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balaha · ■ Bahadurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**88%

Use banking services ****53%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Balaha?

■ Balaha · ■ Bahadurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869**

**891

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**907

Working population ****32.3%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (20%) · **■** Marginal 41 (12%)

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 Bahadurpur

- Chak Maksudpur1,113 people
- Dharnipatti1,113 people
- Hasanpur1,108 people
- Musapur1,102 people
- Pokhar Bhinda1,019 people
- Ahmad Sujawal999 people
- Jagdispur961 people
- Ballupur903 people

[All 171 villages in Bahadurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/bahadurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balaha from Darbhanga?10 km by road
- What is the population of Balaha?1,099 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaha in?Darbhanga district (Bahadurpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balaha?64.5% (Census 2011)