# Balgaon Village, Baheri, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/baheri/balgaon/ Village · Baheri, Darbhanga # Balgaon Balgaon is a village in Baheri sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847101**. The 2011 Census counted **6,314 people in 1,075 households**, the 13th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 6,314people (2011) - 1,075households - 54.1%literacy - 847101PIN code ## Balgaon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balgaon is 847101.** Balgaon falls in Baheri sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847101 - Gram panchayatBalgaon - Community development blockBaheri - Census village code227599 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balgaon from nearby towns? - Baheri (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)20 km by road - Darbhanga (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 Balgaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Balgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Baheri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 10 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 Balgaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Balgaon Of every 100 households in Balgaon in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Balgaon · ■ Baheri rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****12%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****22%** **36% Television ****2%** **4% Mobile phone ****49%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **29% 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 Balgaon? ■ Balgaon · ■ Baheri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%** **56.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **915 Working population ****37.6%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 32.9% for women. 46% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 840 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,399 (59%) 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 Baheri - Bithauli8,448 people - Thathupur7,518 people - Dhanauli7,195 people - Inay6,768 people - Semram5,574 people - Turki5,516 people - Bandhuli5,190 people - Sosari4,983 people [All 80 villages in Baheri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/baheri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balgaon?847101 - How far is Balgaon from Darbhanga?20 km by road - What is the population of Balgaon?6,314 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balgaon in?Darbhanga district (Baheri sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balgaon?54.1% (Census 2011)