# Balha Village, Baikunthpur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baikunthpur, Gopalganj 

# Balha

Balha is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar, PIN code **841420**. The 2011 Census counted **1,332 people in 179 households**, the 51st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,332people (2011)
- 179households
- 61.0%literacy
- 841420PIN code

## Balha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balha is 841420.** Balha falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code841420
- Gram panchayatGamhari
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code231188

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

## How far is Balha from nearby towns?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)55 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)20 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 Balha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Balha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhaula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikhunthpura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Balha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 95 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Balha

Of every 100 households in Balha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balha · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****69%**

**67%

Television ****15%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Balha?

■ Balha · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**951

Working population ****30.1%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 48.9% for women. 40% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 80 (20%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Fatehpur1,429 people
- Hemu Chhapra1,403 people
- Mangalpur1,375 people
- Teinrua1,351 people
- Pararia Nizamat1,257 people
- Bhimpurwa1,256 people
- Munja1,212 people
- Matiari1,154 people

[All 121 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balha?841420
- How far is Balha from Gopalganj?55 km by road
- What is the population of Balha?1,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balha in?Gopalganj district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balha?61.0% (Census 2011)