# Balsot Village, Banke Bazar, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Banke Bazar, Gaya 

# Balsot

Balsot is a village in Banke Bazar sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,478 people in 198 households**, the 30th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,478people (2011)
- 198households
- 44.3%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Balsot PIN code and other codes

Balsot falls in Banke Bazar sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPananiyan
- Community development blockBanke Bazar
- Census village code255914

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

## How far is Balsot from nearby towns?

- Banke Bazar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)23 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 Balsot?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Banke Bazar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Balsot known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 299 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Balsot

Of every 100 households in Balsot in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balsot · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**45%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**37%

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 Balsot?

■ Balsot · ■ Banke Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**985

Working population ****25.0%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 31.5% for women. 47% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (19%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 232 (63%)

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 Banke Bazar

- Bela1,589 people
- Manka1,564 people
- Dighasin1,543 people
- Uchala1,543 people
- Dhanheta1,444 people
- Dholi1,405 people
- Diguriya1,388 people
- Dheuri1,358 people

[All 99 villages in Banke Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/banke-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balsot from Gaya?65 km by road
- What is the population of Balsot?1,478 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balsot in?Gaya district (Banke Bazar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balsot?44.3% (Census 2011)