# Balua Village, Bhabua, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Bhabua, Kaimur 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Bhabua sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **449 people in 64 households**, the 155th largest of 217 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 449people (2011)
- 64households
- 69.6%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Balua PIN code and other codes

Balua falls in Bhabua sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahuat
- Community development blockBhabua
- Census village code250190

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

## How far is Balua from nearby towns?

- Bhabua (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)21 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)21 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 Balua?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kudara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhabua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Balua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Balua

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 2 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Bhabua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**57%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**43%

Television ****26%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balua?

■ Balua · ■ Bhabua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1189**

**948

Working population ****28.3%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 57.2% for women. 42% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 118 (93%)

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 Bhabua

- Danrwa479 people
- Pangaiyan469 people
- Chhotka Deharma466 people
- Harnathpur451 people
- Hathiabandh444 people
- Bhokhri437 people
- Dhonrhi434 people
- Dubauli421 people

[All 286 villages in Bhabua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/bhabua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua from Bhabua?21 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?449 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Kaimur district (Bhabua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?69.6% (Census 2011)