# Baluganj Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Baluganj

Baluganj is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854116**. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 70 households**, the 66th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 343people (2011)
- 70households
- 41.4%literacy
- 854116PIN code

## Baluganj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baluganj is 854116.** Baluganj falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854116
- Gram panchayatPatharwar
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225360

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

## How far is Baluganj from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)25 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 Baluganj?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Baluganj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Durgapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Harphare
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 Baluganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Baluganj

Of every 100 households in Baluganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baluganj · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**45%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****1%**

**25%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Baluganj?

■ Baluganj · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.4%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**959

Working population ****46.9%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.7% for men and 35.3% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (11%) · **■** Marginal 123 (76%)

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 Pranpur

- Lakhpura579 people
- Kahata578 people
- Gidaul534 people
- Sadapur476 people
- Siktia339 people
- Baliatha236 people
- Gram Deota233 people
- Sakraili220 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baluganj?854116
- How far is Baluganj from Katihar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Baluganj?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baluganj in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baluganj?41.4% (Census 2011)