# Mohammadpur Balia Village, Puraini, Madhepura (Bihar)

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Village · Puraini, Madhepura 

# Mohammadpur Balia

Mohammadpur Balia is a village in Puraini sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,306 people in 271 households**, the 18th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.

- 1,306people (2011)
- 271households
- 59.3%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Mohammadpur Balia PIN code and other codes

Mohammadpur Balia falls in Puraini sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKursandi
- Community development blockPuraini
- Census village code226162

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

## How far is Mohammadpur Balia from nearby towns?

- Puraini (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)40 km by road
- Murliganj (nearest town)38 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 Mohammadpur Balia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nayatola
- ○Degree college10+ km · Udakishunganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Mohammadpur Balia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Mohammadpur Balia

Of every 100 households in Mohammadpur Balia in 2011, 12 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mohammadpur Balia · ■ Puraini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**46%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**24%

Television ****14%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Mohammadpur Balia?

■ Mohammadpur Balia · ■ Puraini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**50.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**942

Working population ****33.1%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 49.0% for women. 39% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 386 (89%) · **■** Household industry 21 (5%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Puraini

- Bagahra3,606 people
- Karaman3,446 people
- Kursandi3,265 people
- Raota2,653 people
- Nazar Ali Milik1,016 people
- Kalekhan Naek Jagir333 people
- Amanat Sarkar299 people
- Kanwanrahi269 people

[All 31 villages in Puraini](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/puraini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mohammadpur Balia from Madhepura?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mohammadpur Balia?1,306 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mohammadpur Balia in?Madhepura district (Puraini sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mohammadpur Balia?59.3% (Census 2011)