# Balha Village, Bisfi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bisfi, Madhubani 

# Balha

Balha is a village in Bisfi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,500 people in 1,097 households**, the 19th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 5,500people (2011)
- 1,097households
- 50.3%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Balha PIN code and other codes

Balha falls in Bisfi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalha
- Community development blockBisfi
- Census village code220363

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

## How far is Balha from nearby towns?

- Bisfi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)32 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)30 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 Balha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Balha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bisfi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bisfi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Balha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Balha

Of every 100 households in Balha in 2011, 14 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Balha · ■ Bisfi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****61%**

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**38%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****21%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Balha?

■ Balha · ■ Bisfi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.3%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**939

Working population ****27.9%**

**29.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.6% for men and 45.6% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 287 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 971 (63%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 207 (13%) · **■** Marginal 67 (4%)

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 Bisfi

- Bherwa6,880 people
- Raghauli6,648 people
- Jafra5,585 people
- Sohans5,550 people
- Raghepura5,322 people
- Sadullahpur5,289 people
- Dhepura5,169 people
- Kerwar5,083 people

[All 57 villages in Bisfi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/bisfi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balha from Madhubani?32 km by road
- What is the population of Balha?5,500 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balha in?Madhubani district (Bisfi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balha?50.3% (Census 2011)