# Balrampur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Balrampur

Balrampur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,261 people in 516 households**, the 47th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 2,261people (2011)
- 516households
- 35.6%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Balrampur PIN code and other codes

Balrampur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDharmpur
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224937

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

## How far is Balrampur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)60 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 Balrampur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Balrampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 194 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 Balrampur

Of every 100 households in Balrampur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balrampur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balrampur?

■ Balrampur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.6%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**960

Working population ****27.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.5% for men and 30.1% for women. 52% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 237 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (61%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Barsoi

- Belwa Dangi2,368 people
- Mahanagar2,310 people
- Chandpara2,304 people
- Rahmanpur2,300 people
- Ganjan2,247 people
- Jalkhundar2,243 people
- Basantpur2,225 people
- Chhaghara2,149 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balrampur from Katihar?60 km by road
- What is the population of Balrampur?2,261 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balrampur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balrampur?35.6% (Census 2011)