# Balahpur Village, Chanan*, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chanan*, Lakhisarai 

# Balahpur

Balahpur is a village in Chanan* sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,336 people in 217 households**, the 38th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 1,336people (2011)
- 217households
- 66.4%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Balahpur PIN code and other codes

Balahpur falls in Chanan* sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGohri
- Community development blockChanan*
- Census village code243690

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

## How far is Balahpur from nearby towns?

- Chanan* (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)14 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)14 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 Balahpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Balahpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Balahpur

Of every 100 households in Balahpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balahpur · ■ Chanan* rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**37%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**44%

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 Balahpur?

■ Balahpur · ■ Chanan* rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**954

Working population ****27.2%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 54.0% for women. 50% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 49 (13%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 310 (85%)

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 Chanan*

- Mahulia1,449 people
- Kamiapur1,417 people
- Bataspur1,398 people
- Barare1,389 people
- Ramal Bigha1,207 people
- Bhuinka1,184 people
- Singarpur1,174 people
- Baskund699 people

[All 68 villages in Chanan*](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balahpur from Lakhisarai?14 km by road
- What is the population of Balahpur?1,336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balahpur in?Lakhisarai district (Chanan* sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balahpur?66.4% (Census 2011)