# Balni Village, Benipur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Benipur, Darbhanga 

# Balni

Balni is a village in Benipur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847201**. The 2011 Census counted **3,475 people in 790 households**, the 21st largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%.

- 3,475people (2011)
- 790households
- 61.1%literacy
- 847201PIN code

## Balni PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balni is 847201.** Balni falls in Benipur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847201
- Gram panchayatGanesh Banauli
- Community development blockBenipur
- Census village code227269

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

## How far is Balni from nearby towns?

- Benipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)25 km by road
- Benipur (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 Balni?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bahera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 15 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 Balni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 49% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Balni

Of every 100 households in Balni in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balni · ■ Benipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****47%**

**40%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**27%

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 Balni?

■ Balni · ■ Benipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**57.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856**

**933

Working population ****35.4%**

**32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 53.5% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (31%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (3%) · **■** Marginal 791 (64%)

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 Benipur

- Ganesh Banauli4,318 people
- Batho4,079 people
- Moazampur3,800 people
- Mokarampur3,570 people
- Upardaha3,394 people
- Harpur3,057 people
- Kishunpur2,738 people
- Jakauli2,567 people

[All 44 villages in Benipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/benipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balni?847201
- How far is Balni from Darbhanga?25 km by road
- What is the population of Balni?3,475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balni in?Darbhanga district (Benipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balni?61.1% (Census 2011)