# Bal Kunda Village, Chautham, Khagaria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chautham, Khagaria 

# Bal Kunda

Bal Kunda is a village in Chautham sub-district of Khagaria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,073 people in 845 households**, the 14th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 4,073people (2011)
- 845households
- 46.6%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Bal Kunda PIN code and other codes

Bal Kunda falls in Chautham sub-district, Khagaria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRohiyar
- Community development blockChautham
- Census village code238671

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

## How far is Bal Kunda from nearby towns?

- Chautham (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Khagaria (district HQ)20 km by road
- Khagaria (nearest town)20 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 Bal Kunda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bal Kunda; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khagaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khagaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Bal Kunda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 779 hectares of village land is sown, and 401 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 Bal Kunda

Of every 100 households in Bal Kunda in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bal Kunda · ■ Chautham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**37%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**39%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Bal Kunda?

■ Bal Kunda · ■ Chautham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**935

Working population ****48.6%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 36.2% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 178 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (18%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 277 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,163 (59%)

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 Chautham

- Adabari5,308 people
- Telaunchh4,919 people
- Gorhia4,371 people
- Kharaita4,298 people
- Buchcha3,878 people
- Lagma3,240 people
- Khirnia3,037 people
- Phango2,886 people

[All 28 villages in Chautham](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/khagaria/chautham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bal Kunda from Khagaria?20 km by road
- What is the population of Bal Kunda?4,073 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bal Kunda in?Khagaria district (Chautham sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bal Kunda?46.6% (Census 2011)