# Balua Jagir Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Balua Jagir

Balua Jagir is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,620 people in 729 households**, the 12th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 3,620people (2011)
- 729households
- 42.4%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Balua Jagir PIN code and other codes

Balua Jagir falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhala
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222263

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

## How far is Balua Jagir from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)80 km by road
- Bahadurganj (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 Balua Jagir?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Balua Jagir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Jagir known for?

The main crops are **paddy, raw jute and wheat**. About 40% of the 531 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 Balua Jagir

Of every 100 households in Balua Jagir in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balua Jagir · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**38%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**14%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**27%

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 Balua Jagir?

■ Balua Jagir · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.4%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**973

Working population ****30.3%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.9% for men and 30.0% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (27%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 86 (8%) · **■** Marginal 585 (53%)

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 Terhagachh

- Jhunki Musahara4,558 people
- Kharra Belbari3,963 people
- Hawakol3,897 people
- Jhala3,885 people
- Phulbari3,599 people
- Gamharia3,566 people
- Khajuribari3,465 people
- Chargharia3,323 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua Jagir from Kishanganj?80 km by road
- What is the population of Balua Jagir?3,620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua Jagir in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua Jagir?42.4% (Census 2011)