# Balaha Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/balaha/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga # Balaha Balaha is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,889 people in 1,131 households**, the 10th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%. - 4,889people (2011) - 1,131households - 51.9%literacy - 1,173females per 1,000 males ## Balaha PIN code and other codes Balaha falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMasankhon - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan - Census village code227854 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? - Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)63 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)63 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? 14 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 · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Satigate - ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 **wheat, maize and maize**. About 92% of the 690 hectares of village land is sown, and 211 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, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balaha · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **0% Toilet within the home ****5%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****20%** **29% Television ****0%** **2% Mobile phone ****53%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **37% 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 Balaha? ■ Balaha · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%** **50.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1173** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **935 Working population ****37.2%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.0% for men and 40.6% for women. 37% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 681 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (15%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 74 (4%) · **■** Marginal 782 (43%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan - Ber5,602 people - Bahrampur urf Masankhon5,275 people - Harauli5,249 people - Harnagar5,075 people - Bhadahar4,771 people - Jhajhra4,679 people - Naraenpur4,670 people - Hathra4,141 people [All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balaha from Darbhanga?63 km by road - What is the population of Balaha?4,889 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balaha in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balaha?51.9% (Census 2011)