# Karam Chand Balra Village, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/karam-chand-balra/ Village · Kurhani, Muzaffarpur # Karam Chand Balra Karam Chand Balra is a village in Kurhani sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **844118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,555 people in 276 households**, the 92nd largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 1,555people (2011) - 276households - 63.1%literacy - 844118PIN code ## Karam Chand Balra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karam Chand Balra is 844118.** Karam Chand Balra falls in Kurhani sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code844118 - Gram panchayatHarpur Balra - Community development blockKurhani - Census village code229514 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karam Chand Balra from nearby towns? - Kurhani (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)18 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)18 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 Karam Chand Balra? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Karam Chand Balra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurhni - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Karam Chand Balra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Karam Chand Balra Of every 100 households in Karam Chand Balra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Karam Chand Balra · ■ Kurhani rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **17% Toilet within the home ****11%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **92% Use banking services ****46%** **48% Television ****12%** **18% Mobile phone ****61%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **19% 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 Karam Chand Balra? ■ Karam Chand Balra · ■ Kurhani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **891 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **896 Working population ****42.2%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 49.0% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 560 (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 Kurhani - Misir Maniari1,600 people - Goriari1,595 people - Mohammadpur Alam1,585 people - Pupri urf Nuripur1,557 people - Bishunpur Dhanraj1,542 people - Bishunpur Mangar1,538 people - Subudhia Bishunpur1,520 people - Mathurapur1,509 people [All 166 villages in Kurhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karam Chand Balra?844118 - How far is Karam Chand Balra from Muzaffarpur?18 km by road - What is the population of Karam Chand Balra?1,555 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karam Chand Balra in?Muzaffarpur district (Kurhani sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Karam Chand Balra?63.1% (Census 2011)