# Balkoa Village, Mohanpur, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mohanpur, Gaya 

# Balkoa

Balkoa is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **652 people in 125 households**, the 104th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 652people (2011)
- 125households
- 49.2%literacy
- 1,012females per 1,000 males

## Balkoa PIN code and other codes

Balkoa falls in Mohanpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLaru
- Community development blockMohanpur
- Census village code257122

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

## How far is Balkoa from nearby towns?

- Mohanpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bodhgaya (nearest town)12 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 Balkoa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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 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 Balkoa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Balkoa

Of every 100 households in Balkoa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balkoa · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****29%**

**40%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**35%

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 Balkoa?

■ Balkoa · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.2%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**974

Working population ****24.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 40.0% for women. 45% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 20 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (5%) · **■** Other work 30 (19%) · **■** Marginal 101 (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 Mohanpur

- Basu Kurha674 people
- Nima668 people
- Arjuna664 people
- Jhanakpur659 people
- Durjun Khap652 people
- Bhatu Chak648 people
- Bilaspur643 people
- Bandegara641 people

[All 231 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balkoa from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Balkoa?652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balkoa in?Gaya district (Mohanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balkoa?49.2% (Census 2011)