# Balwaha Village, Harlakhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Harlakhi, Madhubani 

# Balwaha

Balwaha is a village in Harlakhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **510 people in 81 households**, the 41st largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 510people (2011)
- 81households
- 50.6%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Balwaha PIN code and other codes

Balwaha falls in Harlakhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalwaha
- Community development blockHarlakhi
- Census village code219868

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

## How far is Balwaha from nearby towns?

- Harlakhi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jainagar (nearest town)22 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 Balwaha?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Balwaha; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jainagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Balwaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 40 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Balwaha

Of every 100 households in Balwaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balwaha · ■ Harlakhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**34%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****12%**

**43%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**22%

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 Balwaha?

■ Balwaha · ■ Harlakhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**961

Working population ****55.1%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 31.6% for women. 58% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 125 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (6%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 131 (47%)

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 Harlakhi

- Sukhbasi1,638 people
- Mohanpur1,485 people
- kundalmaria1,412 people
- Gopalpur1,126 people
- Mangpatti440 people
- Kamtaul300 people

[All 44 villages in Harlakhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/harlakhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balwaha from Madhubani?40 km by road
- What is the population of Balwaha?510 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balwaha in?Madhubani district (Harlakhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balwaha?50.6% (Census 2011)