# Balra Village, Barauli, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barauli, Gopalganj 

# Balra

Balra is a village in Barauli sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,758 people in 654 households**, the 24th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%.

- 3,758people (2011)
- 654households
- 61.9%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Balra PIN code and other codes

Balra falls in Barauli sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHasanpur
- Community development blockBarauli
- Census village code231076

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

## How far is Balra from nearby towns?

- Barauli (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)30 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)15 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 Balra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Balra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Balra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Balra

Of every 100 households in Balra in 2011, 45 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balra · ■ Barauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****91%**

**57%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**14%

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 Balra?

■ Balra · ■ Barauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**61.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**961

Working population ****20.8%**

**25.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 49.8% for women. 37% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 205 (26%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 156 (20%) · **■** Marginal 167 (21%)

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 Barauli

- Larauli3,993 people
- Belsand3,905 people
- Haluar3,879 people
- Nawada3,762 people
- Piprahia3,386 people
- Sarar3,251 people
- Sonbarsa3,166 people
- Kalyanpur Madhubani3,107 people

[All 80 villages in Barauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/barauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balra from Gopalganj?30 km by road
- What is the population of Balra?3,758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balra in?Gopalganj district (Barauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balra?61.9% (Census 2011)