# Balepur Village, Phulwaria, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/phulwaria/balepur/

Village · Phulwaria, Gopalganj 

# Balepur

Balepur is a village in Phulwaria sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,767 people in 300 households**, the 27th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 1,767people (2011)
- 300households
- 68.6%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Balepur PIN code and other codes

Balepur falls in Phulwaria sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBathua Bazar
- Community development blockPhulwaria
- Census village code230505

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

## How far is Balepur from nearby towns?

- Phulwaria (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)35 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 Balepur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Balepur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bathua Bazzar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 4 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 Balepur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Balepur

Of every 100 households in Balepur in 2011, 17 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Balepur · ■ Phulwaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**81%

Tap water ****33%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**59%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****37%**

**69%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

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 Balepur?

■ Balepur · ■ Phulwaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**959

Working population ****30.6%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 56.1% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (7%) · **■** Marginal 335 (62%)

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 Phulwaria

- Dularpur1,934 people
- Salar Kalan1,856 people
- Salar Khurd1,853 people
- Rajpur1,805 people
- Jataha1,691 people
- Girdhar Parsa1,668 people
- Sagrampur1,647 people
- Harihara1,632 people

[All 106 villages in Phulwaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/phulwaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balepur from Gopalganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Balepur?1,767 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balepur in?Gopalganj district (Phulwaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balepur?68.6% (Census 2011)