# Balua Village, Phulparas, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Phulparas, Madhubani 

# Balua

Balua is a village in Phulparas sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,206 people in 694 households**, the 20th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 3,206people (2011)
- 694households
- 63.9%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Balua PIN code and other codes

Balua falls in Phulparas sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalua
- Community development blockPhulparas
- Census village code220110

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

## How far is Balua from nearby towns?

- Phulparas (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)64 km by road
- Ghoghardiha (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Phulparas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghohardih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Balua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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

Of every 100 households in Balua in 2011, 4 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balua · ■ Phulparas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**35%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

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 Balua?

■ Balua · ■ Phulparas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**909

Working population ****39.1%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 46.2% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 393 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (44%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 103 (8%) · **■** Marginal 198 (16%)

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 Phulparas

- Amouja3,677 people
- Dharamdiha3,480 people
- Baika3,357 people
- Murli3,322 people
- Hariari2,963 people
- Gurgawan2,874 people
- Bahraha2,607 people
- Khargawan2,498 people

[All 42 villages in Phulparas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/phulparas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balua from Madhubani?64 km by road
- What is the population of Balua?3,206 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balua in?Madhubani district (Phulparas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balua?63.9% (Census 2011)