# Balaur Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Silao, Nalanda 

# Balaur

Balaur is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,374 people in 274 households**, the 29th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 1,374people (2011)
- 274households
- 57.7%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Balaur PIN code and other codes

Balaur falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarakar
- Community development blockSilao
- Census village code245106

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

## How far is Balaur from nearby towns?

- Silao (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road
- Silao (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 Balaur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Balaur; 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 16 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 Balaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 68% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Balaur

Of every 100 households in Balaur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Balaur · ■ Silao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**91%

Use banking services ****58%**

**43%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Balaur?

■ Balaur · ■ Silao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**937

Working population ****28.9%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 47.2% for women. 48% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (41%) · **■** Household industry 19 (5%) · **■** Other work 31 (8%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

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 Silao

- Fatehpur1,697 people
- Dhanchhuhi1,552 people
- Malikpur1,544 people
- Madhopur1,398 people
- Dumari1,360 people
- Bhagwanpur1,121 people
- Gandhupur1,116 people
- Gor Bigha1,110 people

[All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Balaur from Biharsharif?20 km by road
- What is the population of Balaur?1,374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaur in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Balaur?57.7% (Census 2011)