# Balsora Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Balsora

Balsora is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **135 people in 19 households**, the 105th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 135people (2011)
- 19households
- 69.2%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Balsora PIN code and other codes

Balsora falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKolhuwar
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256223

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

## How far is Balsora from nearby towns?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)41 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 Balsora?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balsora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Pipara
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhangra
- ○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
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Balsora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 24% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Balsora

Of every 100 households in Balsora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balsora · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****10%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Balsora?

■ Balsora · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**954

Working population ****47.4%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 61.5% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 62 (97%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%)

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 Dumaria

- Milki168 people
- Hariobara167 people
- Sendwaria164 people
- Mayapur141 people
- Burha Burhi135 people
- Bahadurpur124 people
- Chhotka Dhab108 people
- Kathautia107 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balsora from Gaya?80 km by road
- What is the population of Balsora?135 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balsora in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balsora?69.2% (Census 2011)