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

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Village · Singhwara, Darbhanga 

# Balaha

Balaha is a village in Singhwara sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **912 people in 193 households**, the 63rd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 912people (2011)
- 193households
- 55.1%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Balaha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatHarpur
- Community development blockSinghwara
- Census village code226844

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?

- Singhwara (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)15 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Singhawara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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, wheat and maize**. About 95% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balaha · ■ Singhwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****24%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Singhwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**945

Working population ****28.9%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 41.0% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (17%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 170 (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 Singhwara

- Gobindpur1,107 people
- Sanahpur Dih1,034 people
- Atarbel Ramchaura998 people
- Kauar980 people
- Pipra881 people
- Lorika840 people
- Gogaul urf Gangauli813 people
- Hayatpur803 people

[All 100 villages in Singhwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/singhwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balaha from Darbhanga?15 km by road
- What is the population of Balaha?912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaha in?Darbhanga district (Singhwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balaha?55.1% (Census 2011)