# Balua Village, Hasanganj, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hasanganj, Katihar 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Hasanganj sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854326**. The 2011 Census counted **2,377 people in 493 households**, the 7th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%.

- 2,377people (2011)
- 493households
- 62.3%literacy
- 854326PIN code

## Balua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Balua is 854326.** Balua falls in Hasanganj sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854326
- Gram panchayatBalua
- Community development blockHasanganj
- Census village code224448

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?

- Hasanganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)18 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)18 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?

6 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 · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 85% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Hasanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**54%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**26%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**33%

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 Balua?

■ Balua · ■ Hasanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**55.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**941

Working population ****37.3%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 52.4% for women. 45% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 485 (55%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (4%) · **■** Marginal 284 (32%)

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 Hasanganj

- Dherwa3,521 people
- Ramnagar Bansi2,809 people
- Korgawan2,698 people
- Kalsar2,437 people
- Pipra1,825 people
- Mahamdia1,766 people
- Rampur Kospali1,719 people
- Bandewar1,483 people

[All 41 villages in Hasanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/hasanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Balua?854326
- How far is Balua from Katihar?18 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?2,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Katihar district (Hasanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?62.3% (Census 2011)