# Balna Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/balna/ Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Balna Balna is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,071 people in 163 households**, the 61st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,071people (2011) - 163households - 75.2%literacy - 972females per 1,000 males ## Balna PIN code and other codes Balna falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKorwan - Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code255358 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balna from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)13 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)13 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 Balna? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Balna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Balna known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 23% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Balna Of every 100 households in Balna in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balna · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **21% Toilet within the home ****13%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **73% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **87% Use banking services ****70%** **50% Television ****11%** **22% Mobile phone ****42%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **30% 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 Balna? ■ Balna · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025** **974 Working population ****32.2%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.3% for men and 63.6% for women. 43% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 326 (94%) 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 Gaya Town C.D.Block - Dhakain1,181 people - Chiraiatanr1,151 people - Bemata1,141 people - Lakhno1,108 people - Kusdihra1,053 people - Kusmha1,052 people - Pir Bigha992 people - Paharpur965 people [All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Balna from Gaya?13 km by road - What is the population of Balna?1,071 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balna in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Balna?75.2% (Census 2011)