# Balthi Village, Kursela, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kursela, Katihar 

# Balthi

Balthi is a village in Kursela sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,878 people in 368 households**, the 7th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 1,878people (2011)
- 368households
- 42.6%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Balthi PIN code and other codes

Balthi falls in Kursela sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNorth Muradpur
- Community development blockKursela
- Census village code225661

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

## How far is Balthi from nearby towns?

- Kursela (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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 Balthi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Balthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balthi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalarhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Balthi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Balthi

Of every 100 households in Balthi in 2011, 6 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balthi · ■ Kursela rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****13%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Balthi?

■ Balthi · ■ Kursela rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.6%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1193**

**959

Working population ****40.7%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 33.7% for women. 45% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (31%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (3%) · **■** Marginal 485 (63%)

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 Kursela

- Madhaili4,268 people
- Basuhar3,951 people
- Jarlahi3,754 people
- Tingharia1,886 people
- Gobrahi Diara1,564 people
- Dhobinia Milik Dakhinwari357 people
- Debipur Kathi312 people

[All 30 villages in Kursela](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kursela/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balthi from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Balthi?1,878 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balthi in?Katihar district (Kursela sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balthi?42.6% (Census 2011)